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Synonyms for etiology
ˌi tiˈɒl ə dʒieti·ol·o·gy

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  1. etiology, aetiologynoun

    the cause of a disease

    Synonyms:
    aetiology

  2. etiology, aetiologynoun

    the philosophical study of causation

    Synonyms:
    aetiology

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  1. List of paraphrases for "etiology":

    aetiology, etiological, etiologic

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How to use etiology in a sentence?

  1. Rebecca Siegel:

    We really don't know much at all about what causes these cancers, we've had a great impact on mortality because of improvements in treatment and hopefully that will continue but I think there is room for improvement in understanding the etiology of these cancers and trying to prevent their occurrence.

  2. The CDC:

    Because neither acute hepatitis of unknown etiology nor adenovirus type 41 is reportable in the United States, it is unclear whether either has recently increased above historical levels.

  3. Avital Harari:

    There's definitely something going on here, but we're not sure what explains it, to find the etiology of why its happening we need more research.


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