AETIOLOGY


Meaning of AETIOLOGY in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE eti·ology ) / ˌiːtiˈɒlədʒi; NAmE -ˈɑːl-/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) the scientific study of the causes of disease

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek aitiologia , from aitia a cause + -logia (see -ology ).

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