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aetiology

noun [U] UK specialized (US etiology)
 
 
/ˌiː.tiˈɒl.ə.dʒi/ US  /-t̬iˈɑː.lə-/

Definition

the study of the causes of a diseaseMedical studies and the people who study them
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