etiology

English Thesaurus

1. the philosophical study of causation (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	philosophy,
definition	:	the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics (noun.cognition)

2. the cause of a disease (noun.event)

hypernym	:	cause,
definition	:	events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something (noun.event)

3. the philosophical study of causation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	aetiologic, aetiological, etiologic, etiological,
definition	:	of or relating to the philosophical study of causation (adj.pert)

4. the cause of a disease (noun.event)

derivation	:	aetiologist, etiologist,
definition	:	a specialist in the etiology of diseases (noun.person)

derivation	:	aetiologic, aetiological, etiologic, etiological,
definition	:	relating to the etiology of a disease (adj.pert)

5. the philosophical study of causation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	aetiologic, aetiological, etiologic, etiological,
definition	:	of or relating to the philosophical study of causation (adj.pert)

6. the cause of a disease (noun.event)

derivation	:	aetiologist, etiologist,
definition	:	a specialist in the etiology of diseases (noun.person)

derivation	:	aetiologic, aetiological, etiologic, etiological,
definition	:	relating to the etiology of a disease (adj.pert)