Definition of "aetiology" in Englisch

noun

1. The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.

2. The study of causes or causation.

3. (medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.

4. (medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).