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Topic: ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: aetiologia, from Greek aitia 'cause'

etiology

 noun
     
et‧i‧ol‧o‧gy [uncountable and countable]
technicalMI the cause of a disease or the scientific study of this
—etiological adjective
—etiologically adverb
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