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Etiological
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Relating to the study or assignment of causes, especially the causes of a disease or condition.
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The etiological factors behind the outbreak remain under investigation.
Researchers built an etiological model linking diet to the disease.
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Also spelled "aetiological" in British English; central to medicine, epidemiology, and the philosophy of science.
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