etiologic

[ ee-tee-uh-loj-ik ]

/ ˌi ti əˈlɒdʒ ɪk /

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of or relating to causes or origins.

Pathology. originating from; causal: etiologic agent.

of or relating to etiology.

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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Also e·ti·o·log·i·cal [ee-tee-uh-loj-i-kuhl] /ˌi ti əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/ .

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

e·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

Uric acid is decreased before an attack of gout and increased afterward, but its etiologic relation is still uncertain.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The paper shows the etiologic relation of Streptococcus viridans rather than the value of vaccines.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
Muscular overwork is to be reckoned with as an etiologic factor.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
In this edition arteriosclerosis is not regarded as a disease with a definite etiologic factor.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

Syphilis is one of the most important of the etiologic factors in the production of arteriosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield