eti·o·log·ic
or eti*o*log*i*cal or chiefly Brit ae*ti*o*log*ic or ae*ti*o*log*i*cal adj 1 : of, relating to, or based on etiology < treatment of a disease seeks to remove or correct its cause> < investigations> 2 : causing or contributing to the cause of a disease or condition <smoking is an factor in the production of arteriosclerosis -F. A. Faught> <the suggestion of an connection between the convulsions and syphilis -R. L. Cecil & R. F. Loeb> eti*o*log*i*cal*ly or chiefly Brit ae*ti*o*log*i*cal*ly adv
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