e·ti·ol·o·gy

also ae·ti·ol·o·gy (ē′tē-ŏl′ə-jē)

n. pl. e·ti·ol·o·gies also ae·ti·ol·o·gies

a. The study of causes or origins.

b. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease.

a. Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something.

b. The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis.

[Late Latin aetiologia, from Greek aitiologiā : aitiā, cause + -logiā, -logy.]

e′ti·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), e′ti·o·log′i·cal adj.

e′ti·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

e′ti·ol′o·gist n.

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Adj.	1.	etiologic - of or relating to the philosophical study of causation aetiologic, aetiological, etiological
	2.	etiologic - relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" aetiologic, aetiological, etiological

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