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etiological

etiological

1 9.4
Relating to the cause of a disease
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛtiəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : etiológico
  • The etiological concept of malfunction underlies Wakefield's (1992) harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorder.
  • etiological agent
  • etiological factors
  • etiological causes

Examples

  • In our view, consideration of etiological factors is a primary and necessary role of the clinician when making diagnoses and planning treatment.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Success in identifying an etiological agent in waterborne outbreaks has improved only slightly in the past 25 years.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The higher the mean value, the more support the etiological theory received from psychiatrists.

    Academic text (1995)
  • So you don't think schizophrenia can be reduced to a single etiological agent?

  • Additional knowledge about etiological agents can provide more information about the effectiveness of regulatory and other efforts to reduce waterborne outbreak risks.

    Academic text (2002)
  • As researchers attempt to discover the etiological causes, emphasis has been placed on many sociodemographic trends in those with ASDs.

    Academic text (2014)
  • We can only conquer this huge, contagious social cancer if we comprehend its essence and its etiological causes.

    Blog text (2)
  • Environmental variables potentially serve as etiological factors that initiate and/or maintain behaviors commonly associated with ADHD.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Much of the current literature reports disparities in the prevalence of ASDs by race and ethnicity, although it remains unclear whether this is due to etiological causes, health care access, or other factors.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Understanding the etiological factors of a disease is crucial for developing effective treatments.

Synonyms

etiologic
vsetiological
  • Specialized
1 8.9

Relating to the cause of a disease or medical condition

is an alternative form used for the same meaning
pathogenetic
vsetiological
  • Specialized
9.5

Connected with how a disease begins and develops

focuses on cause or origin rather than the active disease process

Surface Forms

etiological positive

Morphology

etiological = etiologic (semi-transparent) = etio + log + ical

The word is built from the technical adjective 'etiologic' plus '-al', but the base is specialized and not usually familiar to early learners.

Etymology

Etiological comes from the Greek root aitia, meaning 'cause', and doctors use the related word etiology when they look for what makes people ill. So, etiological in medicine means 'about the cause or origin of a disease'.