aetiology

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The known or speculated upon origin of a disease or class of diseases, of use in nosology, pathology, and prophylaxis
The study of causes or origins
The ascertained origin of a particular case of a disease. This presumes a diagnosis, and may be relevant to a prognosis, but is distinct from both
In medicine this is the science of the investigation of the cause or origin of disease
A story giving an explanation of the origin of a name, a place, or a custom
the study of factors that cause a disease
a doctrine and/or narrative account of first causes, particularly in the case of creation myths/stories that provide narrative accounts of the raison d'etre of all that is See also Teleology
Causes of illness or disorder
the philosophical study of causation
Study of the causes or origin of disease
The cause of a situation or problem
{i} study of the causes of disease, etiology
see etiology. etiology the study of what causes disease
the cause of a disease
the cause of a disease or a study of causes
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{n} an account of the causes of diseases
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alternative spelling of aetiology
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Study of disease causes; an agent that causes disease (e g a virus)
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the cause
etiology
the study of the cause and/or origin of a disease
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The science and study of the causes, origins and reasons of diseases and their mode of operation
etiology
Same as &?;tiology
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the study of the cause or causes of a disease
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The study of what causes a disease; also the cause or causes of a certain disease
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Origin or cause of
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The cause or causes of a disabling condition
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The science of causes
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– the cause or origin of a disease
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The cause of disease
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The study of cause; that phase of plant pathology dealing with the causal agent and its relations with the susceptible plant (20)
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Study of the causes of injury and disease
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{i} study of the causes of disease
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the cause of a disease; the study of causes of disease
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the cause of disease One of the aspects of a complete symptom
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the philosophical study of causation
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Causal association of a disease with an agent The study of the cause of diseases
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the philosophical study of causation the cause of a disease
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The study of the causes or origins of behavior Positivist approaches to criminology are characterized by their interest in determining the etiology of criminal behavior
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the study of the cause of a disease
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The cause of a disease
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Origin or cause
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The etiology of a disease or a problem is the study of its causes. the etiology of psychiatric disorder. the cause of a disease or the scientific study of this (aetiologia, from aitia )
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All of the factors that contribute to the cause of a disease or an abnormal condition
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study of the cause of disease, or the cause of disease
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Study of the causes of abnormal condition or disease
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the causes or origin of a disease or disorder; the study of the factors that cause disease and the method of their introduction to the host
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The study of the causes of disease
aetiology

    Hyphenation

    ae·ti·o·lo·gy

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Latin aetiologia, from Ancient Greek αἰτιολογία (aitiologia), from αἰτία (“cause”).
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