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aetiologist
ae·ti·ol·o·gy
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dʒi
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noun,
plural
ae·ti·ol·o·gies.
etiology
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ae·ti·o·log·ic
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ae·ti·o·log·i·cal,
adjective
ae·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly,
adverb
ae·ti·ol·o·gist,
noun
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aetiology
or
etiology
(ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-gies
1.
the philosophy or study of causation
2.
the study of the causes of diseases
3.
the cause of a disease
[C16: from Late Latin
aetologia
, from Greek
aitiologia
, from
aitia
cause]
etiology
or
etiology
—
n
[C16: from Late Latin
aetologia
, from Greek
aitiologia
, from
aitia
cause]
aeti'ologist
or
etiology
—
n
eti'ologist
or
etiology
—
n
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aetiology
or
etiology
(ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-gies
1.
the philosophy or study of causation
2.
the study of the causes of diseases
3.
the cause of a disease
[C16: from Late Latin
aetologia
, from Greek
aitiologia
, from
aitia
cause]
etiology
or
etiology
—
n
[C16: from Late Latin
aetologia
, from Greek
aitiologia
, from
aitia
cause]
aeti'ologist
or
etiology
—
n
eti'ologist
or
etiology
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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