etiology
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++et·i·ol·o·gy /ˌiːtiˈɒlədʒi, $ -ˈɑːlə-/ noun [countable, uncountable] technicalMI the cause of a disease or the scientific study of this 病因(学)，病原(学) —etiological /ˌiːtiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective —etiologically /-kli/ adverb
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etiology• Activities i. Establish the means for early, systematic evaluation of newly recognized pathogens or syndromes of probable infectious etiology.• The authors concluded that genetic factors play a major role in the etiology of alcoholism in women.• The etiology of these is uncertain.• The etiology of this disorder may include alcoholism, malnutrition, or submassive hepatic necrosis.Origin etiology (1500-1600) Latin aetiologia, from Greek aitia “cause”et·i·ol·o·gy nounChineseSyllable
the disease or Corpus scientific cause a the of
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etiology
et‧i‧ol‧o‧gy /ˌiːtiˈɒlədʒi, $ -ˈɑːlə-/
noun [uncountable and countable]
—etiological /ˌiːtiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective
—etiologically /-kli/ adverb
et‧i‧ol‧o‧gy /ˌiːtiˈɒlədʒi, $ -ˈɑːlə-/
noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: aetiologia, from Greek aitia 'cause'
technical the cause of a disease or the scientific study of thisLanguage: Latin
Origin: aetiologia, from Greek aitia 'cause'
—etiological /ˌiːtiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective
—etiologically /-kli/ adverb