SURVEILLANCE OF DISEASE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data about an infectious disease that can lead to action being taken to control or prevent the disease

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("surveillance of disease" is a kind of...):

surveillance (close observation of a person or group (usually by the police))

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