Thursday, October 13, 2011

[Word Powers] Today's Words

Etiology (ee-tee-ol-uh-jee) (noun):

1. In Pathology the study of the causes of diseases.

2. Any study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics.

 

Research underway to elucidate the etiology of diabetic micro vascular disease has revealed new targets for drug design.               

Titubant (tich-oo-buhnt) (noun):

A disturbance of body equilibrium in standing or walking, resulting in an uncertain gait and trembling.

 

The world is still quivering and titubant under the shock of the attack on the Twin Towers in September 2001.




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