| Qualifier in English: | etiology |
| Qualifier in Spanish: | etiología |
| Qualifier in Portuguese: | etiologia |
| Qualifier in French: | étiologie |
| Entry term(s): |
causality causes pathogenesis |
| Scope note: | Used with diseases for causative agents including microorganisms and includes environmental and social factors and personal habits as contributing factors. It includes pathogenesis. |
| Annotation: | subhead only; includes "pathogenesis" & "causes"; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.33; DF: /etiol or /ET |
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/ET or ET (SH) or SUBS APPLY ET |
| History Note: | 66; used with Category C & F 1966-74; C & F3 1975 forward |
| Entry Version: |
ETIOL |
| Abbreviation: | ET |
| DeCS UI: | 22027 |
| Descriptor UI: | Q000209 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1973/12/27 |
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/24 |
etiology
- Preferred
pathogenesis
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0030410 |
| Scope note | Used with diseases for causative agents including microorganisms and includes environmental and social factors and personal habits as contributing factors. It includes pathogenesis. |
| Preferred term | etiology |
| Entry term(s) |
causality causes |
| Concept UI |
M0030411 |
| Preferred term | pathogenesis |
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