aetiologist (ˌaetiˈologist) or etiologist (ˌetiˈologist)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin aetologia, from Greek aitiologia, from aitia cause
etiology in British English
(ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-gies
a variant spelling of aetiology
Derived forms
etiological (ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or etiologic (ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪk)
adjective
etiologically (ˌetioˈlogically)
adverb
etiologist (ˌetiˈologist)
noun
Examples of 'etiologies' in a sentence
etiologies
It has a variety of etiologies and clinical presentations, making diagnosis difficult.
Dafney L. Davare, Chauniqua Kiffin, Rafael Sanchez, Seong K. Lee, Eddy H. Carrillo,Andrew A. Rosenthal 2016, 'Traumatic Lung Herniation following Skateboard Fall', Case Reports in Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9473906. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hereditary etiologies of pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers are increasingly recognized.
Ashraf Haddad, Gopal C. Kowdley, Timothy M. Pawlik, Steven C. Cunningham 2011, 'Hereditary Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Cancers', International Journal of Surgical Oncologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/154673. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Embolus or clot formations have several etiologies including paraneoplastic, post-surgery, cauterization,transplantation, or extracorporeal circuits.
Mazen A Juratli, Yulian A Menyaev, Mustafa Sarimollaoglu, Eric R Siegel, Dmitry ANedosekin, James Y Suen, Alexander V Melerzanov, Tareq A Juratli, Ekaterina I Galanzha,Vladimir P Zharov 2016, 'Real-Time Label-Free Embolus Detection Using In Vivo Photoacoustic Flow Cytometry.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4881933?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
His laboratory workup was noncontributory for common etiologies of short stature.
Elizabeth S. Sandberg, Ali S. Calikoglu, Karen J. Loechner, Lydia L. Snyder 2017, 'Short Stature Homeobox-Containing Haploinsufficiency in Seven Siblings with ShortStature', Case Reports in Endocrinologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7287351. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Infectious, anatomical, and neoplastic etiologies were ruled out.
Andrés Laserna, Sudhakar Tummala, Neel Patel, Diaa Eldin Mohamed El Hamouda, CristinaGutiérrez 2018, 'Atezolizumab-related encephalitis in the intensive care unit: Case report and reviewof the literature', SAGE Open Medical Case Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18792422. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Remaining laboratory tests and imaging were negative for other etiologies.
Keerthana Kesavarapu, Mitchell Kang, Jaewook James Shin, Kenneth Rothstein 2017, 'Yogi Detox Tea: A Potential Cause of Acute Liver Failure', Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3540756. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All blood screening tests for various hepatocellular etiologies were normal.
Awasum Michael, Maroun Rabih, Aoun Nelly, Popalzai Muhammad, Siddique Muhammad N,Dai Qun 2011, 'Precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting as obstructive jaundice:a case report', Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/269. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Life-threatening cardiac and pulmonary etiologies of chest pain should be evaluated first.
Kaur M , Walker C , Nia ES , Lisse JR 2015, 'Staphylococcus aureus sternal osteomyelitis: a rare cause of chest pain', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/pulmonary/2015/10/13/staphylococcus-aureus-sternal-osteomyelitis-a-rare-cause-of.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Chylous ascites has multiple etiologies including malignancies, liver cirrhosis, intraperitoneal infections, and trauma.
Kida A. Thompson, Antoun Al Khabbaz 2015, 'Incidental Chylous Ascites at the Time of Cesarean Section', Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/530210. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There are various etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Ghulam Murtaza MD, Sujeen Adhikari MD, Irfan Siddiqui MD, Hannah Lu BS, Aneesh KuruvillaMD 2017, 'Cardiomyopathy Related to a Weight Loss Supplement: A Case Report and Review of Literature',Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1177/2324709617711462. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)