aetiology
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
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