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Definition of Aetiology

1. Noun. The cause of a disease.

Definition of Aetiology

1. Noun. The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something. ¹

2. Noun. The study of causes or causation. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease. ¹

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Definition of Aetiology

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Medical Definition of Aetiology

1. A branch of knowledge concerned with the causes of particular phenomena, specifically a branch of medical science concerned with the causes and origins of diseases. The study of factors of causation or those associated with the causation of disease or abnormal body states. Origin: L. Aetiologia, Gr. Aitiologia. (09 Feb 1998)

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