Cause (medicine)

"Etiologies" and "etiologic" redirect here. For other uses, see Etiology.

Cause, also called etiology (/ˌiːtiˈɒlədʒi/) or aetiology, is the reason or origination of something.

The word etiology is derived from the Greek αἰτιολογία (aitiología), meaning "giving a reason for" (from Ancient Greek αἰτία (aitía) 'cause' and -λογία (-logía)).

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