Jump to word: 

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Previous word: etiolation
Next word: etiquette

Definition of: etiology

(ē′tē·olə·jē) noun
1. The science of efficient, as distinguished from final, causes.
2. That department of medicine that treats of the causes of disease.
3. The giving of a cause or reason for anything; also, the reason itself. Also spelled aetiology. [<LL aetiologia <Gk. aitiologia <aitia cause + logos word, study]
—e·ti·o·log·i·cal
tē·ə·loji·kəl) adjective
—e
ti·o·log′i·cal·ly adverb
—e
ti·ol′o·gist noun

Most often used phrases:

unknown etiology
underlying etiology
exact etiology
uncertain etiology
genetic etiology
etiology pathogenesis
disease etiology
viral etiology
common etiology
infectious etiology
primal etiology
etiology diagnosis
specific etiology
etiology characterized
unclear etiology

'etiology' used in domains:

ecanceretiology.com
eetiology.com
rhemutoid-artheritis-etiology.com
yetiology.com
rhemutoid-arthritis-etiology.com
netiology.com

Statistical data

"etiology" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on en.wikipedia.org.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

User Contributions:

Comment about this word, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: