aetiology

• Terminology

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aetiology

Noun

1. the cause of a disease
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2. the philosophical study of causation
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• aetiology - LookUp
  noun

1. Medicine the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition
   the importance of sunlight in the aetiology of melanoma | a group of distinct diseases with different aetiologies

Medicine the causation of diseases and disorders as a subject of investigation

2. the investigation or attribution of the cause or reason for something, often expressed in terms of historical or mythical explanation

Origin

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

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