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aetiology

Pronunciation: /ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒi/

(US etiology)
Definition of aetiology

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1 Medicine the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition: the importance of sunlight in the aetiology of melanoma [count noun]:a group of distinct diseases with different aetiologies
  • the causation of diseases and disorders as a subject of investigation.
  • 2the investigation or attribution of the cause or reason for something, often expressed in terms of historical or mythical explanation.

Derivatives

aetiologic

Pronunciation: /-əˈlɒdʒɪk/

adjective

aetiological

Pronunciation: /-əˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

adjective

aetiologically

Pronunciation: /-əˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li/

adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century: via medieval Latin from Greek aitiologia, from aitia 'a cause' + -logia (see -logy)

aetiology in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of aetiology in the US English dictionary

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