etiotropic

e·ti·o·tro·pic

(ē'tē-ō-trop'ik), Directed against the cause; denoting a remedy that attenuates or destroys the causal factor of a disease. [G. aitia, cause, + tropē, a turning]

etiotropic

(ē″tē-ō-trŏp′ĭk) [Gr. aita, cause, + tropos, turning] Directed against the cause of a disease; used of a drug or treatment that destroys or inactivates the causal agent of a disease. Opposite of nosotropic.

e·ti·o·tro·pic

(ētē-ō-trōpik) Directed against the cause; denoting a remedy that attenuates or destroys the causal factor of a disease. [G. aitia, cause, + tropē, a turning]