aetiology
/ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ/( <美> etiology)
noun
mass noun
1
- Medicine the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition【医】病因, 病原。
1.1
- the causation of diseases and disorders as a subject of investigation病因学, 病原学。
2
- the investigation or attribution of the cause or reason for something, often expressed in terms of historical or mythical explanation原因论。
派生词
aetiologic
adjectiveaetiological
adjectiveaetiologically
adverb词源
mid 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek aitiologia, from aitia 'a cause'+-logia （see -LOGY）.