Definition of AETIOLOGY

aetiology

Plural: aetiologies

Noun

  • the cause of a disease
  • the philosophical study of causation
  • The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
  • The study of causes or causation.
  • The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
  • A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aetiologia, from Ancient Greek αἰτιολογία (aitiología), from αἰτία (aitía, “cause”). By surface analysis, aetio- + -logy; Doublet of aetiologia.

Synonyms

etiology

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