etiologic
adjective
of or relating to causes or origins.
Example Sentences
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The findings of this study indicate a link between bipolar disorder and altered metabolite levels, supporting the notion that circulating metabolites play an important etiological role in bipolar disease and other psychiatric disorders.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
Once general risk has been assessed, etiological factors can be more accurately evaluated in determining the part they play in a diagnosis.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
He noted that the "German cockroach, a pernicious household pest, plays an important etiological role in allergic disease and asthma. It also serves as a mechanical vector of pathogens, including antibiotic-resistant microbes."
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2022
Symptomatic atrophy usually responds to proper measures, but always slowly; treatment is based upon the etiological factors.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
In addition to the couplet, a common mark of Marlovian influence in the poems is the etiological myth, sometimes expanded into a tale.
From Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) by Paul William Miller
