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e·ti·ol·o·gy

also ae·ti·ol·o·gy (ē′tē-ŏl′ə-jē)

n. pl. e·ti·ol·o·gies also ae·ti·ol·o·gies

a. The study of causes or origins.

b. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease.

a. Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something.

b. The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis.

[Late Latin aetiologia, from Greek aitiologiā : aitiā, cause + -logiā, -logy.]

e′ti·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), e′ti·o·log′i·cal adj.

e′ti·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

e′ti·ol′o·gist n.

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etiology

(ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

n, pl -gies

a variant spelling of aetiology

etiological, etiologic adj

ˌetioˈlogically adv

ˌetiˈologist n

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e•ti•ol•o•gy

(ˌi tiˈɒl ə dʒi)

n., pl. -gies.

a. the study of the causes of diseases.

b. the cause or origin of a disease.

a. any study of causes, causation, or causality.

b. the cause postulated for something.

[1545–55; < Latin aetiologia < Greek aitiología determining the cause of something]

e`ti•o•log′ic (-əˈlɒdʒ ɪk) e`ti•o•log′i•cal, adj.

e`ti•ol′o•gist, n.

e·ti·ol·o·gy

(ē′tē-ŏl′ə-jē)

The cause or origin of a disease.

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etiology, aetiology

1. the branch of medical science that studies the causes of diseases and the factors underlying their spread.
2. the accumulated knowledge of disease causes. — etiologist, n. — etiologic, etiological, adj.

etiology

A branch of medicine that deals with the causes of diseases.

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Noun	1.	etiology - the cause of a disease aetiology cause - events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
	2.	etiology - the philosophical study of causation aetiology philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

Translations

Ätiologie

étiologie

etiology

[ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ] N → etiología f

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etiology

aetiology [ˌiːtiˈɒlədʒi] n [disease] → étiologie f

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e·ti·ol·o·gy

n. etiología, rama de la medicina que estudia la causa de las enfermedades.

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Despite both common and uncommon known etiologies in stroke patients, the etiology remained undetectable after comprehensive evaluations in some stroke patients (UE stroke).

Risk Factors, Regional Disparity and Trends of Ischemic Stroke Etiologic Subtypes

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TOAST Subtypes of Ischemic Stroke and Its Risk Factors: A Hospital-Based Study at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Indonesia

The most common type of biopsy proven cutaneous vasculitis was cutaneous leukocytoclastic angiitis followed by vasculitis associated with probable etiology.

Cutaneous vasculitis: a series of 56 patients

It may involve otherwise healthy and relatively younger individuals; its etiology may vary with age, geographical location, food habits, and other associated factors.

An evaluation of etiological and radiological profile of patients of non-compressive myelopathy in a neurological institute of Eastern India

Causes of hip microinstability include underlying bony or soft tissue abnormalities and iatrogenic injuries of the hip capsule; however, many patients lack a clear underlying etiology. Treatment usually begins with an extensive course of non-operative management with an emphasis on activity modification and physical therapy.