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eti·ol·o·gy
noun
or ae·ti·ol·o·gy \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈäləjē, -ji\; also ai·ti·ol·o·gy \ˌī], ˌā]\
(-es)
Etymology: Medieval Latin aetiologia allegation of a cause or reason, from Greek aitiologia, from aitia cause + -logia -logy; akin to Latin aemulus rivaling, envious, rival, Old Irish āes age, Greek ainumai I take, seize, aisa destiny, share, Avestan aéta- punishment
1. : cause, origin
< etiology of an old custom >
specifically : all of the causes of a disease or an abnormality
< etiology of malaria >
< etiology of crown rot >
2.
a. : a science or doctrine of causation or of the demonstration of causes
b. : a branch of knowledge concerned with the causes of particular phenomena; specifically : a branch of medical science concerned with the causes and origins of diseases |