Aitiology vs. Aetiology — What's the Difference?

Alternative form of aetiology

The cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition

See Ætiology.

The investigation or attribution of the cause or reason for something, often expressed in terms of historical or mythical explanation.

Variant of etiology.

The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.

The study of causes or causation.

The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.

A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease .

The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and development of things.

The assignment of a cause.

The cause of a disease

The philosophical study of causation