ETIOLOGY


Meaning of ETIOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌē-tē-ˈä-lə-jē ]

noun

( plural -gies )

Etymology: Medieval Latin aetiologia statement of causes, from Greek aitiologia, from aitia cause

Date: circa 1555

1. : cause , origin ; specifically : the cause of a disease or abnormal condition

2. : a branch of knowledge concerned with causes ; specifically : a branch of medical science concerned with the causes and origins of diseases

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.