'Etiology' definitions:
Definition of 'etiology'
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Definition of 'Etiology'
From: GCIDE
- Etiology \E`ti*ol"o*gy\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]tiologie.] The science of causes. Same as ?tiology. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'etiology'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accounting for,
- answerability,
- antecedents,
- application,
- arrogation,
- ascription,
- assignation,
- assignment,
- attachment,
- attribution,
- base,
- basis,
- blame,
- call,
- causation,
- cause,
- cause and effect,
- charge,
- connection with,
- credit,
- derivation from,
- determinant,
- determinative,
- element,
- factor,
- ground,
- grounds,
- honor,
- imputation,
- occasion,
- palaetiology,
- placement,
- principle,
- reference to,
- responsibility,
- saddling,
- stimulus