[1900–05; etiolog(y) + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, decompression, elder statesman, geopolitics, hookup-ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
Examples of 'etiologic' in a sentence
etiologic
Aedes aegypti transmits etiologic agents of yellow fever and dengue.
Tarek M.Y. El-Sheikh, Zarrag I.A. Al-Fifi, Mohamed A. Alabboud 2016, 'Larvicidal and repellent effect of some Tribulus terrestris L., (Zygophyllaceae) extractsagainst the dengue fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)', Journal of Saudi Chemical Societyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319610312000750. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The etiologic factors have not yet been fully clarified.
Hung-Yang Chang, Chyong-Hsin Hsu, Jeng-Daw Tsai, Sung-Tse Li, Han-Yang Hung, Hsin-AnKao, Jui-Hsing Chang, Hsueh-Yu Chung, Hsin-Kai Wang 2011, 'Renal Calcification in Very Low Birth Weight Infants', Pediatrics and Neonatologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000350. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Bacterial plaque has the primary etiologic role in triggering the pathological changes of periodontal disease.
Lazăr Luminiţa, Biriș Carmen, Martha Krisztina, Lazăr Ana Petra, Lörinczi Anna Krisztina,Lörinczi Lilla 2014, 'The Effects of Mechanical Treatment on Microbiological Parameters in Periodontal Disease',ARS Medica Tomitanahttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/arsm.2014.20.issue-4/arsm-2015-0001/arsm-2015-0001.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The etiologic diagnosis was based on either culture and/or latex-agglutination test.
Nascimento-Carvalho Cristiana M., Moreno-Carvalho Otávio A. 2004, 'Etiology of bacterial meningitis among children aged 2-59 months in Salvador, NortheastBrazil, before and after routine use of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000200011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No etiologic agent was identified for 31 patients.
Salim Mattar, Vaneza Tique, Jorge Miranda, Eney Montes, Denisses Garzon 2017, 'Undifferentiated tropical febrile illness in Cordoba, Colombia: Not everything isdengue', Journal of Infection and Public Healthhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034116301538. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Atherothrombotic infarct was the most frequent reason at the etiologic clinical classification.
Yavuz Yücel, M. Ufuk Aluçlu 2006, 'Etiology, Localization and Prognosis in Cerebellar Infarctions', Dicle Medical Journalhttp://4181.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=888096. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The diagnosis was based on the direct demonstration of the etiologic agents in the erythrocytes.
Orlando Augusto Melo JR, Josias Alves Machado, Antonio Peixoto Albernaz, Farlen JoseBebber Miranda 2008, 'FREQÜÊNCIA DE CÃES INFECTADOS POR Babesia spp. EM CAMPOS DOS GOYTACAZES, RJ FREQUENCYOF DOGS INFECTED BY Babesia spp. IN CAMPOS DOS GOYTACAZES, RJ', Ciência Animal Brasileirahttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/1030. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Inmunihistochemical studies to detect tissue antigens of the etiologic agent were negative.
Teresa Oviedo S, Gustavo Bustamante G, Jorge Mejía L 2008, 'ESTUDIO HISTOPATOLÓGICO E INMUNOHISTOQUÍMICO SOBRE NEOSPOROSIS EN FETOS BOVINOS PROCEDENTESDE MATADERO', Revista MVZ Cordobahttp://www.unicordoba.edu.co/revistas/revistamvz/mvz-132/v13n2a9.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The exact etiologic agent(s) responsible for the disease have yet to be determined.
Adam C. Krull, Vickie L. Cooper, John W. Coatney, Jan K. Shearer, Patrick J. Gorden,Paul J. Plummer 2016, 'A Highly Effective Protocol for the Rapid and Consistent Induction of Digital Dermatitisin Holstein Calves', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0154481. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)