aetiology
Other words from aetiology
- ae·ti·o·log·ic [ee-tee-uh-loj-ik], /ˌi ti əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, ae·ti·o·log·i·cal, adjective
- ae·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- ae·ti·ol·o·gist, noun
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How to use aetiology in a sentence
So Aenesidemus teaches eight Tropes, by which he thinks that he can prove all the dogmatic aetiology useless.
Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism | Mary Mills PatrickTherefore it is perhaps possible to put the temerity of the Dogmatics to shame in aetiology by these Tropes.
Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism | Mary Mills PatrickThe aetiology of the disease is not yet known, and there are very many theories offered to explain it.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe study of aetiology of disease is in fact only a particular case of that of aetiology in general.
Disease in Plants | H. Marshall Ward
British Dictionary definitions for aetiology
etiology
/ (ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /
the philosophy or study of causation
the study of the causes of diseases
the cause of a disease
Origin of aetiology
1Derived forms of aetiology
- aetiologist or etiologist, noun
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