etiologic

[ee-tee-uh-loj-ik]

e·ti·o·log·ic

[ee-tee-uh-loj-ik]
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

e·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Etiologic has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
WordNet
etiologic

adjective
1. of or relating to the philosophical study of causation [syn: etiological
2. relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" [syn: etiological
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