aetiology
noun /ˌiːtiˈɒlədʒi/
/ˌiːtiˈɑːlədʒi/
(British English) (North American English etiology)
(plural aetiologies)
(medical- [uncountable, countable] the cause of a disease or medical condition
病原学;病因学(说) - [uncountable] the scientific study of the causes of disease
病原学;病因学(说)
词源mid 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek aitiologia, from aitia ‘a cause’ + -logia (see -ology).