Associations to the word «Aetiology»

Wiktionary

AETIOLOGY, noun. The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
AETIOLOGY, noun. The study of causes or causation.
AETIOLOGY, noun. (medicine) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.

Dictionary definition

AETIOLOGY, noun. The cause of a disease.
AETIOLOGY, noun. The philosophical study of causation.

Wise words

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