etiological

Definition of Etiological in English :

of or relating to the philosophical study of causation

relating to the etiology of a disease

Example Sentences:
'etiological agent'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Etiological

adjective

1.

of or relating to aetiology

2. philosophy

(of an explanation) in terms of causal precedents, as opposed, for instance, to the intentions of an agent

n. pl. e·ti·ol·o·gies also ae·ti·ol·o·gies

1.

a. The study of causes or origins.

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

2.

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

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