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Etiotexia

English translation: Aetiotaxy


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Portuguese term or phrase:Etiotaxia
English translation:Aetiotaxy
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Medical - Medical: Dentistry
Portuguese term or phrase: Etiotexia
Contexto: Odontologia, divisão da etiologia (The term is probably misspelled in Portuguese. "Etiotaxia"?...).
Luis Ferrand d'Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:09
aetiotaxy
Explanation:
You're right, it should be "etiotaxia".

"And more precisely, it is the positing of guilt, aetiotaxy. ... of the
attribution of guilt and cause—of aetiotaxy—is not contradicted by the fact that ..."
muse.jhu.edu/journals/diacritics/v032/32.3hamacher.html

Just another Greek word!



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xxxx-Translator
United States
Grading comment
I agree. Some specific terms are not found in dictionaries. This is certainly one of them and I accept your explanation. Thanks!
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4Etiotexia
Clauwolf
4aetiotaxyxxxx-Translator


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aetiotaxy


Explanation:
You're right, it should be "etiotaxia".

"And more precisely, it is the positing of guilt, aetiotaxy. ... of the
attribution of guilt and cause—of aetiotaxy—is not contradicted by the fact that ..."
muse.jhu.edu/journals/diacritics/v032/32.3hamacher.html

Just another Greek word!



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Note added at 4 hrs 8 mins (2005-05-03 02:11:53 GMT)
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http://muse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/access.cgi?uri=/journals/diacrit...

xxxx-Translator
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
I agree. Some specific terms are not found in dictionaries. This is certainly one of them and I accept your explanation. Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  António Ribeiro: aetiotaxy (inglês???) é a unica ocorrência no Google. O Webster não inclui o termo. Além disso, não me parece que tenha relação alguma com Etiologia (ver definição). Mas, concorda que têm significados diferentes?
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  -> I know what 'etiologia' means, I'm Greek and these are Greek words, (a)etiology and (a)etiotaxy. Some scientific/philosophical terms are not found in dictionaries. Thanks for the feedback.//Yes, I agree. It's either a typo or a new, very specific term
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Etiotexia


Explanation:
:) Termo inteiramente desconhecido. Deve ficar no original.

Clauwolf
Brazil
Local time: 15:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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