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etiology
e·ti·ol·o·gy
[
tee ólləjee
]
(
plural
e·ti·ol·o·gies
)
or
ae·ti·ol·o·gy
[
tee ólləjee
]
(
plural
ae·ti·ol·o·gies
)
noun
Definition:
1.
study of causes:
the philosophical investigation of causes and origins
2.
medical specialty:
the branch of medicine that investigates the causes and origins of disease
3.
cause of disease:
the set of factors that contributes to the occurrence of a disease
[
Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek
aitiologia
"statement of the cause" <
aita
"cause"
]
e·ti·o·log·ic
[
tee ə lójjik
]
adjective
e·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly
adverb
e·ti·ol·o·gist
noun
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e·ti·o·log·ic [ tee ə lójjik ] adjectivee·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly adverbe·ti·ol·o·gist noun
