aetiology
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aetiology
- /iː.tɪˈɒ.lə.dʒi/ UK
- /i.tiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ US
Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
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Borrowed from Latin aetiologia. By surface analysis, aetio- + -logy. Doublet of aetiologia.
noun aetiologies · ætiology · aitiology · etiology
- The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something. I do not know where the idea first arose of enlisting internal (subjective) excitations of the sensory organs as well as external sensory stimuli; but it is in fact done in all the more recent accounts of the aetiology of dreams [translating Traumätiologie].
- 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).
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noun origins of a disease
| 한국어 | 병인학 |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 病原學 /病原学 bìngyuánxué, 病因學 /病因学 bìngyīnxué, 病因 bìngyīn |
| हिन्दी | हेतुविज्ञान hetuvijñān |
| Português | etiologia |
| Français | étiologie |
| Deutsch | Ätiologie |
| Ελληνικά | αιτιολογία aitiología |
noun study of causes or origins
| Español | etiología |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 原因論 gen'inron |
| 中文 | 原因論 /原因论 yuányīnlùn |
| Português | etiologia |
| Français | étiologie |
| Deutsch | Ätiologie |
| Italiano | eziologia |
| Ελληνικά | αιτιολογία aitiología |
| Русский | этиоло́гия etiológija |
| עברית | אטיולוגיה etiologia |
Talk about this word "aetiology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aetiology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aetiology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aetiology "aetiology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aetiology.Cite this
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title = {aetiology},
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