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, noun

Words nearby aetiology

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, noun

Word Origin for aetiology

C16: from Late Latin aetologia, from Greek aitiologia, from aitia cause