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单词 aetiology
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ae•ti•ol•o•gy  (ē′tē olə jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. 
  1. etiology.
ae•ti•o•log•ic  (ē′tē ə lojik),USA pronunciation ae′ti•o•logi•cal adj.  ae′ti•o•logi•cal•ly, adv. 
ae′ti•olo•gist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aetiology, 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin aetologia, from Greek aitiologia, from aitia cause

ˌaetiˈologist, ˌetiˈologist n
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•ti•ol•o•gy  (ē′tē olə jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. 
  1. Drugs[Pathol.]
    • the study of the causes of diseases.
    • the cause or origin of a disease.
  2. the study of causation.
  3. Biology, Philosophyany study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics.
Also, aetiology. 
  • Greek aitiología determining the cause of something, equivalent. to aití(a) cause + -o- -o- + -logia -logy
  • Latin aetiologia
  • 1545–55
e′ti•olo•gist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
etiology /ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ n ( pl -gies)
  1. a variant spelling of aetiology

etiological /ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ adj ˌetioˈlogically adv ˌetiˈologist n
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