etiologic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to causes or origins.
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Pathology. originating from; causal.
etiologic agent.
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of or relating to etiology.
Other Word Forms
- etiologically adverb
Etymology
Origin of etiologic
First recorded in 1900–05; etiolog(y) + -ic
Example Sentences
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“Right now, we are operating under the assumption that Aeromonas is the etiologic agent of most infections resulting from exposures at the event,” Brown said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023
In medicine, we are taught to seek out and eradicate the etiologic agents of disease.
From Slate • Nov. 12, 2018
These cases differ from the so-called acute prison-psychotic-complex in that the etiologic factor does not consist in a single emotional experience.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard
The hasty swallowing of unmasticated food, too large a bolus, defective or artificial teeth, flaccidity of tissues, and spasm of the cricopharyngeus muscle, are etiologic factors.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
A careful physical examination revealed nothing of importance as an etiologic factor.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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