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etiologic or e·ti·o·log·i·cal [ee-tee-uh-loj-ik or ee-tee-uh-loj-i-kuh l] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- 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 Related formse·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb Examples from the Web for etiologic Historical Examples of etiologic
Muscular overwork is to be reckoned with as an etiologic factor.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:
Louis Marshall Warfield
In regard to scurvy, there may well be other etiologic factors, but they are of a secondary character.
Alfred Fabian Hess
Results of this kind show that there must be a relationship between the etiologic factors of scurvy and of beriberi.
Alfred Fabian Hess
Its relationship to scurvy cannot, therefore, at the present time, be discussed from an etiologic viewpoint.
Alfred Fabian Hess
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