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Noun: aetiology  ,ee-tee'ó-lu-jee
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: etiology)
  1. The cause of a disease
    - etiology [N. Amer]
     
  2. The philosophical study of causation
    - etiology [N. Amer]

Derived forms: aetiologies

Type of: cause, philosophy

Encyclopedia: Aetiology

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