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aetiology
(redirected from aetiologically)

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ae·ti·ol·o·gy  (t-l-j)
n.
Variant of etiology.

aetiology [ee-tee-ol-a-jee]
Noun
same as etiology

etiology, aetiology
1. the branch of medical science that studies the causes of diseases and the factors underlying their spread.
2. the accumulated knowledge of disease causes. — etiologist, n. — etiologic, etiological, adj.
See also: Disease and Illness
etiology. — aetiological, adj.
See also: Origins
the science of causation. — etiologic, aetiologic, etiological, aetiological, adj.
See also: Philosophy
the science of the causes of natural phenomena. — etiologic, aetiologic, etiological, aetiological, adj.
See also: Nature
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aetiology - the cause of a disease
cause - events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
2.aetiology - the philosophical study of causation
philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics


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