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单词 etiology
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(iːtiɒlədʒi) also aetiology
Word forms: plural etiologies
variable noun
The etiology of a disease or a problem is the study of its causes.
...the etiology of psychiatric disorder. [+ of]

etiology in British English

(ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -gies
a variant spelling of aetiology
Derived forms
etiological (ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or etiologic (ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪk)
adjective
etiologically (ˌetioˈlogically)
adverb
etiologist (ˌetiˈologist)
noun

etiology in American English

(ˌitiˈɑlədʒi)
nounWord forms: plural ˌetiˈologies
1. 
the assignment of a cause, or the cause assigned
the etiology of a folkway
2. 
the science of causes or origins
3. 
a. 
the science of the causes or origins of disease
b. 
the causes of a specific disease
Derived forms
etiologic (ˌetioˈlogic) (ˌitiəˈlɑdʒɪk)
adjective or ˌetioˈlogical
etiologically (ˌetioˈlogically)
adverb
Word origin
LL aetiologia < Gr aitiologia < aitia, cause (< base of aisa, fate: see diet1) + logia, description: see -logy

Examples of 'etiology' in a sentence
etiology

"Rajit's been playing with it in lab, trying to nail its etiology and pathogenicity, and make sense of the PCR test.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2001)
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