[ ˌi:tɪ'ɒlədʒi ]
( US etiology )
■ noun
1》 Medicine the cause or causes of a disease or condition.
2》 the investigation or attribution of cause or a reason.
Derivatives
aetiologic adjective
aetiological adjective
aetiologically adverb
Origin
C16: via med. L. from Gk aitiologia , from aitia 'a cause' + -logia (see -logy ).