etiology
1. the cause of a disease • Syn: aetiology • Derivationally related forms: aetiologic (for: aetiology), aetiologist (for: aetiology), aetiological (for: aetiology), etiologic, etiological, etiologist • Hypernyms: cause 2. the philosophical study of causation • Syn: aetiology • Derivationally related forms: aetiologic (for: aetiology), aetiological (for: aetiology), etiologic, etiological • Hypernyms: philosophy
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