'Etiological' definitions:
Definition of 'etiological'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the philosophical study of causation [syn: etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic]
adjective
Relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" [syn: etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic]
Definition of 'Etiological'
From: GCIDE
- Etiological \E`ti*o*log"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to, or inquiring into, causes; [ae]tiological. [1913 Webster]