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etiology
/ˌiˌtiˈɑɫədʒi/, /ˌitiˈɑɫədʒi/
aetiology
ætiology
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Etiology
01
a field of health science that looks at the patterns and causes of disease in groups of people
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
etiologies
Examples
In class, students learned that etiology helps explain why some communities face more asthma than others.
02
the direct reason why someone gets a particular illness
Examples
The etiology of scurvy is a lack of vitamin C in the diet.
