aetiological

British  

/ ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to aetiology

2. philosophy (of an explanation) in terms of causal precedents, as opposed, for instance, to the intentions of an agent

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Other Word Forms

• aetiologically adverb

Example Sentences

Historian Glenn Johnson said it was a "sensitive aetiological site" and must be developed to keep the original architectural features.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2020

Structure-based classification will enable aetiological and epidemiological studies to evaluate comprehensively the connection between prion strains that cause disease in humans with those that cause disease in animals.

From Nature • Nov. 8, 2016

Although this aetiological triumvirate was thought to be unique, its relevance to more common diseases is now being considered widely.

From Nature • Nov. 8, 2016

The findings include molecules that are the current, or the most promising, targets for therapeutics, and point to systems that align with the predominant aetiological hypotheses of the disorder.

From Nature • Jul. 21, 2014

These are clearly aetiological, and invented to explain an existing custom, which the church had adopted from its pagan medium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various