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 
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
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