(philosophy, natural science) The being or event which physically brings about the change or motion that produces another occurrence or thing.

The official cause of a human death as typically determined by a coroner during an autopsy and included on the deceased's death certificate.

plural of cause of death

Causation; causality; the process whereby causes lead to effects.

(usually of death or dying) Causes such as illness or disease.

plural of first cause

plural of style of cause

plural of material cause

plural of root cause

plural of efficient cause