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etiology Definition

eti·ol·ogy (ēt′ē äl′ə jē)

noun pl. -·gies

  1. the assignment of a cause, or the cause assigned the etiology of a folkway
  2. the science of causes or origins
    1. the science of the causes or origins of disease
    2. the causes of a specific disease

Etymology: LL aetiologia < Gr aitiologia < aitia, cause (< base of aisa, fate: see diet) + logia, description: see -logy

etiology Related Forms
e′tio·log′ic (-ə läj′ik) adjective or e′tio·log′i·cal e′tio·log′i·cally adverb
etiology Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • cancer: Awareness of the role of a sexually transmitted virus in the etiology of cervical cancer is very low in Britain.
  • disease: The etiology of several diseases such as diabetes and its complications are also being tackled within this group.
  • sequela: Polioencephalitis, stress and the etiology of post-polio sequelae.
  • phobia: References Bagby, E. ( 1922 ) The etiology of the phobias, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 17, 16-18.
  • tumor: While the etiology of these tumors remains unknown, great advances have been made in their diagnosis and treatment.
  • epilepsy: Etiology of epilepsy Epilepsy is often, but not always, the result of an underlying brain disease.

Converse of object

  • understand: Is the dancing poorly understood etiology in order to.
  • cover: Most of the descriptions cover etiology, clinical signs, and diagnosis.
  • concern: Title Observations concerning the microbial etiology of acute salpingitis.
  • include: Describes care and problems, and includes the etiology, clinical course, differential diagnosis and management of patients.
  • have: Another significant example along these lines is that of duodenal ulcer, having multifactor etiology.
  • elucidate: Research underway to elucidate the etiology and pathways of diabetic microvascular disease has revealed new targets for drug design.

Adjective modifier

  • viral: From experimental animal models to human lymphoid neoplasia: search for viral etiology.
  • unknown: Conjunctivitis and serious visual changes of unknown etiology have been reported.
  • possible: A possible etiology is an imbalance in muscle strength of the small muscles of the foot.
  • underlying: We believe that everyone who comes to the clinic can be helped regardless of the underlying etiology or severity of disability.
  • heterogeneous: This supports the hypothesis that PD is a disease with a heterogeneous etiology.
  • molecular: In an attempt to identify the molecular etiology of the tumors DNA was extracted from paraffin fixed tissue from both patients.

Modifies a noun

  • ingestion: Etiology Ingestion of the bark, berries or branches in times of food shortage.

Noun used with modifier

  • disease: The second case study describes the progressive disease etiology of a middle-aged man.