aetiology
Americannoun
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aetiologies
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the philosophy or study of causation
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the study of the causes of diseases
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the cause of a disease
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Origin of aetiology
C16: from Late Latin aetologia , from Greek aitiologia , from aitia cause
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This dataset provides a rich resource for the cancer genomics community and will serve as the foundation of ongoing and future candidate-driven functional studies focused on resolving MB aetiology.
From Nature ● Jul. 18, 2017
Epidemiology, when partnered with bioinformatics, genetics and epigenetic exploration, is poised to dramatically accelerate our understanding of the aetiology of kidney cancer.
From Nature ● Sep. 13, 2016
Understanding the aetiology of kidney cancer may answer the greatest question of all — how do we prevent or significantly reduce its incidence at a population level?
From Nature ● Sep. 13, 2016
Naturally, basic research into the aetiology of disease and the biology that underpins diseases with pandemic potential must be strongly supported by governments, industry and foundations.
From Nature ● May 2, 2016
Let us get at once to the practical part—the therapeutics of the case, omitting its aetiology: You're going to take the young lady to Italy.
From The Woman Who Did by Grant Allen
Despite experts' increasing knowledge about both types of diabetes, much about the pathologies of both diseases and virtually everything about their aetiologies remains a mystery.
From Nature ● May 22, 2012
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