Definition of Etiology

1. Noun. The cause of a disease.

Exact synonyms: Aetiology
Generic synonyms: Cause
Derivative terms: Aetiologic, Aetiological, Aetiologist, Etiologic, Etiological, Etiologist

2. Noun. The philosophical study of causation.
Exact synonyms: Aetiology
Generic synonyms: Philosophy
Derivative terms: Aetiologic, Aetiological, Etiologic, Etiological

Definition of Etiology

1. n. The science of causes. Same as &?;tiology.

Definition of Etiology

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of aetiology) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Etiology

1. the study of the causes of diseases [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Etiology

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Etiology

etiolate
etiolated
etiolates
etiolating
etiolation
etiolations
etiolin
etiolins
etiologic
etiological
etiologically
etiologics
etiologies
etiologist
etiologists
etiology (current term)
etiopathic
etiopathogeneses
etiopathogenesis
etiopathogenetic
etiopathogenic
etiopathology
etioplast
etioplasts
etioporphyrin
etioporphyrins
etiotropic
etiquettal
etiquette
etiquettes

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