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etiology

Main Entry:: eti·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation:: \ˌē-tē-ˈä-lə-jē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural eti·ol·o·gies
Etymology:: Medieval Latin aetiologia statement of causes, from Greek aitiologia, from aitia cause
Date:: circa 1555

1: cause , origin ; specifically : the cause of a disease or abnormal condition2: a branch of knowledge concerned with causes ; specifically : a branch of medical science concerned with the causes and origins of diseases

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