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etiologist
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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  etiologist - a specialist in the etiology of diseasesaetiologistdiagnostician, pathologist - a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis |
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