etiologic

[ ee-tee-uh-loj-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to causes or origins.
2. Pathology. originating from; causal:

   etiologic agent.

3. of or relating to etiology.

Other Words From

• e·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of etiologic¹

First recorded in 1900–05; etiolog(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

Uric acid is decreased before an attack of gout and increased afterward, but its etiologic relation is still uncertain.

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The paper shows the etiologic relation of Streptococcus viridans rather than the value of vaccines.

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Muscular overwork is to be reckoned with as an etiologic factor.

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In this edition arteriosclerosis is not regarded as a disease with a definite etiologic factor.

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Syphilis is one of the most important of the etiologic factors in the production of arteriosclerosis.

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