what is etiology mean
For other uses, see etiology. Etiology (/iːtiˈɒlədʒi/ ; alternatively aetiology) is the study of causation, or origination. The word is derived from the Greek αἰτιολογία, aitiologia, giving a reason for (αἰτία, aitia, cause; and -λογία, -logia).
etiology, aetiology. 1. the branch of medical science that studies the causes of diseases and the factors underlying their spread. 2. the accumulated knowledge of disease causes.— etiologist, n.— etiologic, etiological, adj.etiology. — aetiological, adj.oun. 1. aetiology-the cause of a disease. etiology. cause-events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; they are trying to determine the cause of the crash.