AETIOLOGIES

Noun

aetiologies

plural of aetiology

Source: Wiktionary


AETIOLOGY

Æ`ti*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [L. aetologia, Gr. étiologie.]

1. The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and development of things.

2. The assignment of a cause.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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