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e·ti·ol·o·gy

also ae·ti·ol·o·gy (ē′tē-ŏl′ə-jē)
n. pl. e·ti·ol·o·gies also ae·ti·ol·o·gies
1.
a. The study of causes or origins.
b. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease.
2.
a. Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something.
b. The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis.
[Late Latin aetiologia, from Greek aitiologiā : aitiā, cause + -logiā, -logy.]
e′ti·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), e′ti·o·log′i·cal adj.
e′ti·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.
e′ti·ol′o·gist n.
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Adj. 1. etiological - of or relating to the philosophical study of causation
2. [画像:etiological - relating to the etiology of a disease]etiological - relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent"
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[1] These traumas can vary etiologically based on age and gender; most often, however, they are caused by road accidents involving both in-car and noncar road accidents.
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