Wondering how to use Aetiology in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as etiology or cause.
Aetiology in a sentence
Aetiology meaning
- 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.
Synonyms of Aetiology
Using Aetiology
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: etiology, cause, philosophy.
- In the example corpus, aetiology often appears in combinations such as: the aetiology.
Context around Aetiology
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aetiology
- In this selection, "aetiology" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include by their aetiology if it and of the aetiology of carpal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aetiology" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aetiology
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Today it is preferred to classify them by their aetiology if it is known. (14 words)
The aetiology was not known then but the authors suspected the cause to be either a toxin or a nutritional deficiency. (21 words)
The American surgeon George Phalen improved the understanding of the aetiology of carpal tunnel syndrome with his clinical experience of several hundred patients during the 1950s and 1960s. (28 words)
The American surgeon George Phalen improved the understanding of the aetiology of carpal tunnel syndrome with his clinical experience of several hundred patients during the 1950s and 1960s. (28 words)
The aetiology was not known then but the authors suspected the cause to be either a toxin or a nutritional deficiency. (21 words)
Today it is preferred to classify them by their aetiology if it is known. (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
The aetiology was not known then but the authors suspected the cause to be either a toxin or a nutritional deficiency.
The American surgeon George Phalen improved the understanding of the aetiology of carpal tunnel syndrome with his clinical experience of several hundred patients during the 1950s and 1960s.
Today it is preferred to classify them by their aetiology if it is known.
Common combinations with aetiology
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: