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etiology [ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ] n pl -gies
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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