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Definition of aetiology in English: aetiology(US etiology) noun ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒiˌidiˈɑlədʒi mass noun1Medicine The cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition. the importance of sunlight in the aetiology of melanoma count noun a group of distinct diseases with different aetiologies Example sentencesExamples - The term ‘chronic liver disease’ encompasses a large number of conditions having different etiologies and existing on a continuum between hepatitis infection and cirrhosis.
- The etiology of asthma is unknown, but it has been linked to occupational exposures, genetics, and environmental factors.
- Rheumatoid arthritis is a debilitating, chronic multisystem disease with an unknown etiology.
- DNA samples from 195 children with chronic lung disease of unknown etiology were analyzed.
- The differential diagnosis and underlying etiologies are listed in Table 1.
- She presented one year ago with fever, weakness, hepatitis and pneumonitis of unknown etiology.
- Lung transplantation represents the last therapeutic option for advanced lung disease of many etiologies.
- Infectious origins are suspected for many human diseases of unknown etiology, on the basis of epidemiologic and clinical features.
- Respiratory distress immediately after birth is common and has various aetiologies.
- A variety of etiologies accounted for the condition.
- In most cases, the underlying etiology is atherosclerotic disease of the arteries.
- The exact etiology of osteoarthritis is unknown.
- The authors note that acute MIs in their two study groups probably have different etiologies.
- 1.1 The causation of diseases and disorders as a subject of investigation.
Example sentencesExamples - Research in disease aetiology has shifted towards investigating genetic causes, powered by the human genome project.
- The etiology, natural history, and optimal treatment of respiratory failure have been the subject of active investigation for over 100 years.
- Researchers study etiology in order to develop more effective approaches to treatment and, ultimately, prevention.
- This article reviews the epidemiology, etiology, and diagnosis of seizure disorders in the elderly.
- The viral etiology of measles- or rubella-like illnesses after MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination was studied prospectively in 993 acutely ill Finnish children with fever and rash in 1983-1995.
- Further research regarding the etiology, natural history, pathophysiology, and treatment of subclinical hyperthyroidism is warranted.
- The etiology of most anxiety disorders, although not fully understood, has come into sharper focus in the last decade.
- After her retirement, she took up the challenge to understand the etiology of bipolar disorder.
- Study findings have sparked research on the etiology of acute salpingitis, new approaches to treatment, and the immunopathogenesis of C. trachomatis infection in women.
- Our conclusions may be helpful in the further investigation of etiology, diagnosis, and therapy for MCS.
- The study is a prospective cohort study designed to investigate the aetiology of major chronic diseases.
- As well, information about the prevalence, etiology, and treatment of disorders in Canada provides a base from which comparable findings from other countries are discussed.
- The etiology of these lesions has been under investigation for decades.
2The investigation or attribution of the cause or reason for something, often expressed in terms of historical or mythical explanation. Example sentencesExamples - Al Qaeda's etiology and appeal cannot, as is sometimes argued, be reduced to American support for Israel.
- Siegel further highlighted the role of abuse in the etiology of female crime in an investigation of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
- Their etiology and teleology are explicable within a moral and historical paradigm.
- Whatever the etiology of this success for Harvard University Press, Hardt and Negri have evidently hit upon what people want to hear.
- As to the etiology of this state of spiritual decline, many historical factors can be held responsible.
- No single ‘explanation’, no minimalist aetiology, can catch the richness and multivalence of the event.
- Aristotle displays some hesitation in his discussion of desire and its relation to practical reason in the aetiology of animal action.
- We must assess individual tolerances for maltreatment, etiologies and reasons for enduring perpetration of abuse.
- There are several explanations for the etiology of pressure damage.
Derivatives adjective ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪk A possible etiologic relation to chronic inflammation and lung fibrosis is supported. Example sentencesExamples - The etiologic agent in respiratory system injury caused by organic dusts is unclear.
- This would contribute to a significant etiologic fraction of low birth weight.
- The etiologic role of HPV infections in cancers of the lower genital tract is well established.
- Numerous investigators have studied the etiologic pathogens associated with otitis media in children.
- The etiologic spectrum of pathogens was broad, including opportunistic as well as bacterial agents.
adjective ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌidiəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l Childhood leukaemia is a biologically diverse disease and is likely to arise by several aetiological pathways Example sentencesExamples - These aetiological factors are not mutually exclusive.
- Rapid etiological diagnosis will help in timely institution of specific therapy.
- Disconcertingly, however, many of the aetiological questions asked over 150 years ago are still unanswered.
- The virus is the aetiological agent of most cervical cancers.
adverb ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li An important step in meeting this challenge is to integrate interventions whose targets are linked, socially and aetiologically. Example sentencesExamples - Stress may be obvious and likely to be aetiologically implicated.
- The fetal origins of type 2 diabetes, an aetiologically distinct disorder, are now well established.
- We must note, however, that all these findings are etiologically nonspecific.
- This was unfortunate as each of these variables has been etiologically linked with RE.
Origin Mid 16th century: via medieval Latin from Greek aitiologia, from aitia 'a cause' + -logia (see -logy). Definition of etiology in US English: etiology(British aetiology) nounˌidiˈɑlədʒiˌēdēˈäləjē 1Medicine The cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition. a group of distinct diseases with different etiologies a disease of unknown etiology Example sentencesExamples - The term ‘chronic liver disease’ encompasses a large number of conditions having different etiologies and existing on a continuum between hepatitis infection and cirrhosis.
- The etiology of asthma is unknown, but it has been linked to occupational exposures, genetics, and environmental factors.
- Respiratory distress immediately after birth is common and has various aetiologies.
- DNA samples from 195 children with chronic lung disease of unknown etiology were analyzed.
- The exact etiology of osteoarthritis is unknown.
- In most cases, the underlying etiology is atherosclerotic disease of the arteries.
- She presented one year ago with fever, weakness, hepatitis and pneumonitis of unknown etiology.
- Rheumatoid arthritis is a debilitating, chronic multisystem disease with an unknown etiology.
- Lung transplantation represents the last therapeutic option for advanced lung disease of many etiologies.
- The differential diagnosis and underlying etiologies are listed in Table 1.
- Infectious origins are suspected for many human diseases of unknown etiology, on the basis of epidemiologic and clinical features.
- The authors note that acute MIs in their two study groups probably have different etiologies.
- A variety of etiologies accounted for the condition.
- 1.1 The causation of diseases and disorders as a subject of investigation.
Example sentencesExamples - After her retirement, she took up the challenge to understand the etiology of bipolar disorder.
- As well, information about the prevalence, etiology, and treatment of disorders in Canada provides a base from which comparable findings from other countries are discussed.
- Research in disease aetiology has shifted towards investigating genetic causes, powered by the human genome project.
- Researchers study etiology in order to develop more effective approaches to treatment and, ultimately, prevention.
- The etiology of these lesions has been under investigation for decades.
- Study findings have sparked research on the etiology of acute salpingitis, new approaches to treatment, and the immunopathogenesis of C. trachomatis infection in women.
- The viral etiology of measles- or rubella-like illnesses after MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination was studied prospectively in 993 acutely ill Finnish children with fever and rash in 1983-1995.
- Further research regarding the etiology, natural history, pathophysiology, and treatment of subclinical hyperthyroidism is warranted.
- The study is a prospective cohort study designed to investigate the aetiology of major chronic diseases.
- This article reviews the epidemiology, etiology, and diagnosis of seizure disorders in the elderly.
- Our conclusions may be helpful in the further investigation of etiology, diagnosis, and therapy for MCS.
- The etiology of most anxiety disorders, although not fully understood, has come into sharper focus in the last decade.
- The etiology, natural history, and optimal treatment of respiratory failure have been the subject of active investigation for over 100 years.
2The investigation or attribution of the cause or reason for something, often expressed in terms of historical or mythical explanation. Example sentencesExamples - We must assess individual tolerances for maltreatment, etiologies and reasons for enduring perpetration of abuse.
- Al Qaeda's etiology and appeal cannot, as is sometimes argued, be reduced to American support for Israel.
- There are several explanations for the etiology of pressure damage.
- Their etiology and teleology are explicable within a moral and historical paradigm.
- Siegel further highlighted the role of abuse in the etiology of female crime in an investigation of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
- As to the etiology of this state of spiritual decline, many historical factors can be held responsible.
- Aristotle displays some hesitation in his discussion of desire and its relation to practical reason in the aetiology of animal action.
- Whatever the etiology of this success for Harvard University Press, Hardt and Negri have evidently hit upon what people want to hear.
- No single ‘explanation’, no minimalist aetiology, can catch the richness and multivalence of the event.
Origin Mid 16th century: via medieval Latin from Greek aitiologia, from aitia ‘a cause’ + -logia (see -logy). |