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AETIOLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The philosophical study of causation
Synonyms:
aetiology; etiology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("aetiology" is a kind of...):
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
Derivation:
aetiologic; aetiological (of or relating to the philosophical study of causation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The cause of a disease
Synonyms:
aetiology; etiology
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aetiology" is a kind of...):
cause (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something)
Derivation:
aetiologic; aetiological (relating to the etiology of a disease)
aetiologist (a specialist in the etiology of diseases)
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