Etiologist (Noun)
Meaning
A specialist in the etiology of diseases.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The etiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spent years researching the origins of the outbreak to develop an effective vaccine.
- Dr. Smith, a renowned etiologist, discovered the genetic mutation that causes a rare form of cancer.
- The team of etiologists at the university studied the epidemiological data to identify the risk factors associated with the disease.
- After years of studying the virus, the etiologist finally pinpointed the animal host responsible for transmitting the disease to humans.
- As a leading etiologist in the field, Dr. Johnson was invited to present her research on the causes of antibiotic resistance at the international conference.