Aetiology
Aetiology
Aetiology (pronounced: /ee-tee-ol-uh-jee/) is a term used in the field of medicine to describe the cause or origin of a disease or condition. The term is derived from the Greek words "aitia", meaning cause, and "logos", meaning study.
Definition
Aetiology refers to the study of the causes or reasons behind a particular disease or condition. It involves investigating why a disease occurs and what factors lead to its development. These factors can be biological, such as a virus or bacteria, environmental, such as exposure to certain chemicals, or genetic, such as a mutation in a specific gene.
Related Terms
- Epidemiology: The study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why.
- Pathogenesis: The process by which a disease develops from initial infection to final disease state.
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.
- Prognosis: The likely course of a disease or ailment.
- Pathology: The study of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Aetiology
- Wikipedia's article - Aetiology
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