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etiologically

etiologically

1 9.2
In a way that relates to the cause of something, for example a disease
  • adverb
  • /ˌiːtiəˈlɒdʒɪkli/
  • Specialized
: etiológicamente
  • We could not determine if JE is etiologically responsible for AES in this area because reporting for JE laboratory testing was vague and incomplete.
  • etiologically related

Examples

  • We also conducted a separate, more etiologically focused epidemiologic study among young men in the same 11 birth cohorts selected from selective service boards covering known high drug use areas of Manhattan (Clayton and Voss, 1981).

    Academic text (2009)
  • Etiologically, burn injuries were domestic in most studies from Nigeria 1789.

    Academic text (2007)
  • An etiologically malignant tumor was thought clinically.

    Academic text (2007)
  • These findings suggest that panic disorder may be etiologically different from the other anxiety disorders that respond positively to emotional processing.

    Academic text (1991)
  • If we choose to define malfunction etiologically, many human capacities, proclivities, and some mental disorders will lie outside the function/malfunction dimension.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Having evidence from the history, physical examination, or laboratory findings of symptoms developing during, or within a month of substance (in this case, metoclopramide) intoxication or withdrawal, or the medication use is etiologically related,

    Academic text (2007)
  • Research indicates that certain genetic factors can etiologically influence the development of diabetes.

  • The study explored how environmental triggers are etiologically linked to the onset of asthma in children.

  • Hereditary factors have been shown to play an etiologically significant role in the development of heart disease.

Surface Forms

etiologically positive

Morphology

etiologically = etiological (semi-transparent) = etiology + ical + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'etiological', but the base 'etiology' is technical and may be unknown to B1 learners.

Etymology

Etiologically comes from Greek roots aitia meaning 'cause' and the part -logy meaning 'study', the same -logy you see in biology. So, to look at something etiologically is to examine its 'cause' or origin.