Definition of ETIOLOGY

etiology

Plural: etiologies

Noun

  • The study of the causes or origins of diseases or phenomena.
  • the cause of a disease
  • the philosophical study of causation
  • US standard spelling of aetiology.

Examples

  • The ETIOLOGY of his frequent bingo droughts remained a mystery to the Words With Friends club.

Origin / Etymology

See origins at aetiology ยง Etymology. By surface analysis, etio- + -logy.

Synonyms

aetiology

Scrabble Score: 12

etiology: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
etiology: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
etiology: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

etiology: valid Words With Friends Word