aetiology

== English == === Alternative forms === ætiology (archaic) aitiology etiology (US, Canada) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin aetiologia, from Ancient Greek αἰτιολογία (aitiología), from αἰτία (aitía, “cause”). By surface analysis, aetio- +‎ -logy; Doublet of aetiologia. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /iː.tɪˈɒ.lə.dʒi/ (General American) IPA(key): /i.tiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi === Noun === aetiology (countable and uncountable, plural aetiologies) The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something. The study of causes or causation. (medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease. (medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes). ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with etymology. See also pathology § Usage notes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also ===