etiologic

adjective

eti·​o·​log·​ic ˌē-tē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

variants or etiological

ˌē-tē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

1

: assigning or seeking to assign a cause

2

: of or relating to etiology

etiologically

ˌē-tē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of etiologic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Likewise, evidence for etiologic gender differences is mixed, and estimates might be biased due to assortative mating. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

etiologic

adjective

eti·​o·​log·​ic ˌēt-ē-ə-ˈläj-ik 

variants or etiological

-i-kəl 

or chiefly British aetiologic or aetiological

1

: of, relating to, or based on etiology

etiologic treatment of a disease seeks to remove or correct its cause

2

: causing or contributing to the cause of a disease or condition

smoking is an etiologic factor in the production of arteriosclerosis

—F. A. Faught

etiologically adverb

or chiefly British aetiologically

-i-k(ə-)lē