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etiology Noun pl -gies 1. the study of causation 2. the study of the cause of diseases [Greek aitia cause + -logy] etiological adj
etiology, aetiology 1. the branch of medical science that studies the causes of diseases and the factors underlying their spread. See also: Disease and Illness2. the accumulated knowledge of disease causes. — etiologist, n. — etiologic, etiological, adj. the 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: Naturethe study of the causes for and origin of any phenomena. Also spelled aetiology. — etiological, adj. See also: Origins
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The first dimension is based on school counselor trainees' recognition of factors that may be contributing to the etiology of students' problems. For example, more than 35 genes have been identified that are likely to contribute to asthma susceptibility, indicating the complex etiology and biology of this disease. The medication choice for the extension phase was not affected by treatment sequence, ED severity, or etiology, age, or dosage. |
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