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单词 aetiology
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Definition of aetiology in English:

aetiology

(US etiology)
noun ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒiˌidiˈɑlədʒi
mass noun
  • 1Medicine
    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. 1.1 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

  • aetiologic

  • 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.
  • aetiological

  • 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.
  • aetiologically

  • 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. 1.1 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).

 
 
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