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etiology

etiology Etiology is the study of causes.

Etiology is the study of causes. In historical usage, it can mean the study of cause and effect in philosophy, the causes of organic and mental disease in medicine, and in biology the origin and development of living beings.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Etiology” (Etiology).
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