a part that sticks out from the general mass of something the bizarrely shaped protrusions of a coral reef Synonyms bunch, convexity, jut, overhang, projection, bulge, protuberance, swellRelated Words dome; blob, bump, dilatation, gibbosity, hump, knob, knot, knurl, lump, nub, obtrusion, puff, snag, swelling; block, piece, portion, section; ...
For medicine, see etiology (medicine) . Etiology (/iËtiËÉlÉdÊi/ ; alternatively aetiology or aetiology) Ã¦tiology is the study of, causation or. Origination the word is derived from The greek, Î±á¼°ÏÎ¹Î¿Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î±, aitiologia giving a reason (for, Î±á¼°ÏÎ¯Î±, aitia; cause -and, -Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î±). logia
etiology. Definitions: 1. The science and study of the causes of disease and their mode of operation. 2. The science of causes, causality; in common usage, the cause itself. The definition information for etiology is provided by Stedman's. You can search our medical dictionary here.