etiologic
Relating to causes
Etiologic means relating to causes, especially the causes of disease.
Medical research is often etiologic, seeking to identify what produces a condition: The etiologic agent of tuberculosis is the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Also spelled aetiologic (British).
The noun form is etiology.
Contributor to result
- agentOne who acts independently
- determinantMatrix-derived scalar quantity
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- triggerWhat initiates action
precipitant · antecedent · catalyst · inducement · provocation · influence · stimulus · basis
Disease-causing microorganism
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fungusSpore-bearing organism
parasite · microbe · inflammation · disease · disorder · syndrome · condition · illness
Elements increasing adverse outcomes
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- exposureState of being unprotected
- associationGroup with shared aim
correlation · outbreak · surveillance · confounding · population · environmental · occupational · multifactorial
Relative difference between things
- workupSystematic diagnostic investigation
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
investigation · laboratory · imaging · biopsy · histopathology · anamnesis · presentation · findings
factor
Contributor to result
- agentOne who acts independently
- determinantMatrix-derived scalar quantity
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
trigger · precipitant · antecedent · catalyst · inducement · provocation · influence · stimulus · basis · rationale
pathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
fungus · parasite · microbe · inflammation · disease · disorder · syndrome · condition · illness · malady
risk factors
Elements increasing adverse outcomes
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- exposureState of being unprotected
association · correlation · outbreak · surveillance · confounding · population · environmental · occupational · multifactorial
differential
Relative difference between things
- workupSystematic diagnostic investigation
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
evaluation · investigation · laboratory · imaging · biopsy · histopathology · anamnesis · presentation · findings · confirmation
etiologicsymptomatic
Showing signs of disease
phenomenological · syndromic · descriptive · semiotic · clinical
etiologicdescriptive
Portraying with specific details
phenomenal · empirical · correlational · associative · unexplained
etiologicprognostic
Relating to forecasts
consequential · resultant · effectual · therapeutic · palliative