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Related topics: Illness & disabilityet·i·ol·o·gy /ˌiːtiˈɒlədʒi, $ -ˈɑːlə-/ noun [countable, uncountable] technicalMI the cause of a disease or the scientific study of this 病因(学)，病原(学) —etiological /ˌiːtiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective —etiologically /-kli/ adverbExamples from the Corpusetiology• Activities i. Establish the means for early, systematic evaluation of newly recognized pathogens or syndromes of probable infectious etiology.• The authors concluded that genetic factors play a major role in the etiology of alcoholism in women.• The etiology of these is uncertain.• The etiology of this disorder may include alcoholism, malnutrition, or submassive hepatic necrosis.Origin etiology (1500-1600) Latin aetiologia, from Greek aitia “cause”et·i·ol·o·gy nounChineseSyllable the disease or Corpus scientific cause a the of |