etiologic

[ ee-tee-uh-loj-ik or ee-tee-uh-loj-i-kuh l ]

/ ˌi ti əˈlɒdʒ ɪk or ˌi ti əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

of or relating to causes or origins.

Pathology. originating from; causal: etiologic agent.

of or relating to etiology.

Origin of etiologic

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

e·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

eti, etic, etidronate disodium, etiolate, etiolation, etiologic, etiology, etiquette, etna, eto, eton

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
In regard to scurvy, there may well be other etiologic factors, but they are of a secondary character.

Scurvy Past and Present |Alfred Fabian Hess
Muscular overwork is to be reckoned with as an etiologic factor.

Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall Warfield
Results of this kind show that there must be a relationship between the etiologic factors of scurvy and of beriberi.

Scurvy Past and Present |Alfred Fabian Hess

Its relationship to scurvy cannot, therefore, at the present time, be discussed from an etiologic viewpoint.

Scurvy Past and Present |Alfred Fabian Hess