aetiology
UK/iː.tɪˈɒ.lə.dʒi//i.tiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
aetiology noun: the establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
Noun
aetiology (countable and uncountable, plural aetiologies)
- The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
- I do not know where the idea first arose of enlisting internal (subjective) excitations of the sensory organs as well as external sensory stimuli; but it is in fact done in all the more recent accounts of the aetiology of dreams [translating Traumätiologie].1999, Sigmund Freud, translated by Joyce Crick, The Interpretation of Dreams, I.c
- The study of causes or causation.
- The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
- A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
aetiology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
aetiology in Hindi
- origins of a disease
- हेतुविज्ञान hetuvijñān
aetiology in Tamil
- நோய்க்காரணி, ஏதுவியல், காரணவியல், நோய் முதல் இயல், மூலவியல், தாற்ற மூலம் பற்றிய ஆய்வு
aetiology in Bengali
- রোগকারণতত্ত্ব, কারণবিদ্যা
aetiology in Kannada
- ದೂಸರರಿಮೆ
More languagesFewer languages
- aetiology in Tagalog
- palasanhiang-sakit
- aetiology in Indonesian
- etiologi
- aetiology in Thai
- สมุฏฐานวิทยา, สมุฏฐานโรค
Forms of aetiology
| plural | aetiologies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aitiology |
| alternative Canada US | etiology |
| alternative form (archaic) | ætiology |
Origin of aetiology
Borrowed from Latin aetiologia. By surface analysis, aetio- + -logy. Doublet of aetiologia.
Words formed from aetiology
Words that rhyme with aetiology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
- etymology
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about aetiology
- What does aetiology mean?
- Aetiology means the establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
- What is aetiology in Hindi?
- Aetiology in Hindi is हेतुविज्ञान (hetuvijñān). See Aetiology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is aetiology?
- Aetiology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aetiology?
- Aetiology is pronounced /iː.tɪˈɒ.lə.dʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of aetiology?
- The plural of aetiology is aetiologies.
Words near aetiology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aetiology (page history and authors); aetiology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aetiology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aetiology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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