etiological

Meaning of etiological

adjective
  1. causing or contributing to the development of a disease or condition.
    an antibody response to these bacteria could play an aetiological role in ulcerative colitis
    dental plaque is the main aetiological factor in periodontal disease
  2. serving to explain something by giving a cause or reason for it, often in historical or mythical terms.
    the book recounts aetiological stories of the creation

Information about etiological

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of etiological

eti-o-log-i-cal

  • It consists of 5 syllables and 11 chars.
  • etiological is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

etiological synonyms

Meaning etiologic:

etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic

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