aetiology
[ ee-tee-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌi tiˈɒl ə dʒi /
noun, plural ae·ti·ol·o·gies.
OTHER WORDS FROM aetiology
ae·ti·o·log·ic [ee-tee-uh-loj-ik] /ˌi ti əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, ae·ti·o·log·i·cal, adjective ae·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb ae·ti·ol·o·gist, nounWords nearby aetiology
aethelstan,
aether,
aethereal,
aethon,
aetiological,
aetiology,
aetna,
aetolia,
aetolus,
aew,
aeëtes
British Dictionary definitions for aetiologically
aetiology
etiology
/ (ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /
noun plural -gies
the philosophy or study of causation
the study of the causes of diseases
the cause of a disease
Derived forms of aetiology
aetiologist or etiologist, nounWord Origin for aetiology
C16: from Late Latin
aetologia, from Greek
aitiologia, from
aitia cause