单词 | etiology |
释义 | etiology —etiologist, n. /ee'tee ol"euh jee/, n. , pl. etiologies. 1. Pathol. a. the study of the causes of diseases. b. the cause or origin of a disease. 2. the study of causation. 3. any study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics. Also, aetiology. [1545-55; < L aetiologia < Gk aitiología determining the cause of something, equiv. to aití(a) cause + -o- -O- + -logia -LOGY] |
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