different between etiology vs mechanism

etiology

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

etiology (countable and uncountable, plural etiologies)

  1. US standard spelling of aetiology.

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mechanism

English

Etymology

From Latin mechanismus, from Greek ?????? (m?khan?, machine)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?k?n?zm/

Noun

mechanism (countable and uncountable, plural mechanisms)

  1. (within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
  2. Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements.
  3. A group of entities, such as objects, that interact together.
  4. A mental, physical, or chemical process.
  5. Any process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion.
  6. (philosophy) The theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.

Derived terms

  • defense mechanism, defence mechanism
  • reaction mechanism

Translations

mechanism From the web:

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  • what mechanism of microevolution is at work in this example
  • what are the 3 mechanisms that assist in venous return
  • what are the 2 venous return mechanisms
  • what mechanisms assist venous return to the heart
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