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etiology

/ee-tee-ol-uh-jee/US // ˌi tiˈɒl ə dʒi //UK // (ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ) //

病因学,病原学,病因,病理

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural e·ti·ol·o·gies.

    • : Pathology. the study of the causes of diseases.the cause or origin of a disease.
    • : the study of causation.
    • : any study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics.

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Examples

  • It seems to be part of its etiology, its moral and social origins and effects.

  • What we do know is that, speaking generally, there are multiple possible etiologies of a sudden loss of consciousness in athletes.

  • At autopsy, researchers have reported the presence of viral protein in the actual heart muscle of deceased patients—so viral involvement is possible, though the true etiology may be multifactorial.

  • Friendship is the trump card in the movement for equality, not etiology.

  • The distinction is based chiefly upon etiology, although each type presents a more or less distinctive blood-picture.

  • Certainly there is no reason in any definitely known etiology of the affections.

  • This is all the more surprising as the two affections are so different in their etiology.

  • This idea is very suggestive when considered in relation to the etiology of bothriocephalous anmia.

  • This fact is of great importance in connexion both with problems of etiology and the practical question of operations on the eye.