aetiology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cause of a disease
    etiology.
  2. noun the philosophical study of causation
    etiology.

WordNet

Æ`ti*ol"o*gy noun (Also<
  • AEtiology
  • Ætiology
  • Etiology
)
Etymology
L. aetologia, Gr. cause + description: cf. F. étiologie.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913