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Definition of
etiology noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
etiology
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌit̮iˈɑlədʒi
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
medical
)
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the scientific study of the causes of disease
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etiology
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