Medical term:

aitiology


etiology

 [e″te-ol´ah-je]
the science dealing with causes of disease. adj., adj etiolog´ic, etiolog´ical.
Etiology classification of disease. Illustrated here are the contributions of intrinsic, extrinsic, and unknown factors to disease causation. From Copstead and Banasik, 2000.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

e·ti·ol·o·gy

(ē'tē-ol'ŏ-jē), Avoid the jargonistic substitution of this word for cause (of disease).
1. The science and study of the causes of disease and their mode of operation. Compare: pathogenesis.
2. The science of causes, causality; in common usage, the cause itself.
[G. aitia, cause, + logos, treatise, discourse]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

etiology

also

aetiology

(ē′tē-ŏl′ə-jē)
n. pl. etiolo·gies
1.
a. The study of causes or origins.
b. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease.
2.
a. Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something.
b. The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis.
e′ti·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), e′ti·o·log′i·cal adj.
e′ti·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.
e′ti·ol′o·gist n.
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Aetiology

(1) As commonly used in medical practice, cause.
(2) 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. This definition is rarely used in the working parlance.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

etiology

1. The study of the cause of a disease, including its origin and what pathogens, if any, are involved.
2. Cause of a disease.
3. The branch of philosophy which deals with factors of causation or the factors associated with the causation of disease or abnormal body states Medtalk → Vox populi Cause.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

e·ti·ol·o·gy

(ē'tē-ol'ŏ-jē)
1. The science and study of the causes of disease and their mode of operation.
Compare: pathogenesis
2. The science of causes, causality; in common usage, cause.
Synonym(s): aetiology.
[G. aitia, cause, + logos, treatise, discourse]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

etiology

see AETIOLOGY.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

aetiology 

The cause or origin of a disease. Note: also spelt etiology. See diagnosis; epidemiology.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann

e·ti·ol·o·gy

(ē'tē-ol'ŏ-jē)
1. Science and study of causes of disease and their mode of operation.
2. The science of causes, causality; in common, but to some, incorrect, usage, the cause itself.
[G. aitia, cause, + logos, treatise, discourse]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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