ae·ti·ol·o·gy (  t- l  -j)n. Variant of etiology. |
aetiology, etiology [ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ]
n pl -gies
1. the philosophy or study of causation
2. (Medicine) the study of the causes of diseases
3. (Medicine) the cause of a disease
[from Late Latin aetologia, from Greek aitiologia, from aitia cause]
aetiologist , etiologist n
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 Illness2. the accumulated knowledge of disease causes. — etiologist, n. — etiologic, etiological, adj.
etiology. — aetiological, adj.
See also: Originsthe science of causation. — etiologic, aetiologic, etiological, aetiological, adj.
See also: Philosophythe science of the causes of natural phenomena. — etiologic, aetiologic, etiological, aetiological, adj.
See also: Nature
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  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 |
Translations
aetiology, (US) etiology
n (Med, fig) → Ätiologie f
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