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ETIOLOGICALLY

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e⋅ti⋅o⋅log⋅ic

  [ee-tee-uh-loj-ik]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to causes or origins.
2. Pathology. originating from; causal: etiologic agent.
3. of or pertaining to etiology.
Also, e⋅ti⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1900–05; etiolog(y) + -ic

Related forms:
e⋅ti⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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e·ti·ol·o·gy also ae·ti·ol·o·gy   (ē'tē-ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.   pl. e·ti·ol·o·gies also ae·ti·ol·o·gies

    1. The study of causes or origins.

    2. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease.

    3. Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something.

    4. The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis.

    1. Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something.

    2. The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis.


[Late Latin aetiologia, from Greek aitiologiā : aitiā, cause + -logiā, -logy.]
e'ti·o·log'ic (-ə-lŏj'ĭk), e'ti·o·log'i·cal adj., e'ti·o·log'i·cal·ly adv., e'ti·ol'o·gist n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: eti·o·log·ic
Pronunciation: "Et-E-&-'läj-ik
Variants: or eti·o·log·i·cal /-i-k&l/ or chiefly British ae·ti·o·log·ic or ae·ti·o·log·i·cal
Function:adjective
1 : of, relating to, or based on etiology <etiologic treatment of a disease seeks to remove or correct its cause> <etiologicinvestigations>
2 : causing or contributing to the cause of a disease or condition etiologic factor in the production of arteriosclerosis —F. A.Faught> etiologic connection between the convulsions and syphilis —R. L. Cecil & R. F. Loeb> —eti·o·log·i·cal·ly or chiefly British ae·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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