aetiology

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noun

1. the cause of a disease
• Syn:
etiology
• Derivationally related forms:
aetiologic, aetiologist, aetiological, etiologic (for: etiology), etiological (for: etiology), etiologist (for: etiology)
• Hypernyms:
cause
2. the philosophical study of causation
• Syn:
etiology
• Derivationally related forms:
aetiologic, aetiological, etiologic (for: etiology), etiological (for: etiology)
• Hypernyms:
philosophy