(n.) The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and development of things.
(n.) The assignment of a cause.
Example Sentences:
(1) The data indicate that ebselen is likely to be useful in the therapy of inflammatory conditions in which reactive oxygen species, such as peroxides, play an aetiological role.
(2) The aetiological factors concerned in the production of paraumbilical and epigastric hernias have been reviewed along structural--functional lines.
(3) In the aetiology the Periodontitis apicalis and wounds after tooth extractions are in the highest position.
(4) While much research has examined the aetiology and treatment of asthma, little work has been done on its social impact.
(5) A traumatic factor in the aetiology of the AVM was also discussed, since the patient had had two preceding episodes of traffic accidents with cranial and lumbar injury.
(6) A viral aetiology for this group of diseases remains an attractive but unsubstantiated hypothesis.
(7) The rationale for using the high-risk-group research design in the search for the aetiology of schizophrenia is described.
(8) Thirty patients were evaluated in a blind fashion to study the effect of oral propranolol on portal hypertension of varied aetiology.
(9) It appears that irrespective of the elucidation of the nature of the putative aetiological factor (presumed to be viral) in MS, the arrest and reversal of T cell-related events within the CNS in this devastating condition represent feasible goals and should remain a major target for some time to come.
(10) However, occupational hazards, toxic and iatrogenic drug-induced aetiologies should not be overlooked.
(11) These results, together with the gradual onset of symptoms which worsened after each pregnancy, suggest a possible autoimmune aetiology of her pituitary ACTH and Prl deficiencies.
(12) No common aetiological factor could be found, although four of these patients did have a mild or moderatley active superficial chronic gastritis.
(13) These studies demonstrated an association of HIV virus with cytopathic and immunopathogenic reactions in lymphatic organs of AIDS patients, and are consistent with previous results, as well as indicative of a primary aetiologic role for the virus.
(14) The aetiology remains at present uncertain and therefore rational therapeutic strategies are difficult to plan.
(15) It is important that the aetiology of the hypercalcaemia be established, as it can reflect serious disease.
(16) Recent theoretical developments in health psychology and allied disciplines on coping behaviour and social support should be integrated into biomedical models of the aetiology, pathogenesis and clinical course of malignant neoplasia.
(17) The syndrome of ovarian hyperstimulation is an exceptional aetiology of pleural effusion.
(18) Parental consanguinity suggests that an autosomal recessive mutation is the likely aetiology.
(20) Frequency, clinical aspects, histology and aetiology of the above described disorders of placentation are discussed.
Causation
Definition:
(n.) The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced.
Example Sentences:
(1) Because of the dearth of epidemiological clues as to causation, studies with experimental animal models assume greater importance.
(2) The causative organisms included viruses, fungi, and bacteria of both high and low pathogenicity.
(3) We have recently described a nonnucleoside compound that specifically inhibits the reverse transcriptase of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the causative agent of AIDS.
(4) As regards other factors, however, whose causative role has hitherto been considered proven or at least very probable, no differences were found between patients and controls (e.g.
(5) There was a larger difference in incidence between countries than between sexes, which suggests important genetic or environmental factors in the causation of hip fracture.
(6) Various misconceptions about dietary carcinogens, pesticide residues, and cancer causation are discussed.
(7) ketoconazole when the causative organism is madurella mycetomis.
(8) More Gram-positive infections are now being reported and the sensitivity of the causative organisms varies.
(9) The most common causative organisms are Campylobacter jejuni and Giardia lamblia.
(10) This virus is related to HIV-1, the causative agent of the AIDS epidemic now spreading in Central and East Africa, as well as the USA and Europe (see ref.
(11) The results provide further in vivo evidence that ROI are causative agents in H liberation during reperfusion of the ischemic gut.
(12) Dairy pipeline cleaners were the single most common causative substance, injuring ten toddlers (mean age 1.6 years), perforating the esophagus in two.
(13) We used a published algorithm to assess the suspected reactions for drug causation with the following results: 40 (14%) unlikely; 193 (66%) possible; 56 (19%) probable; and 3 (1%) definite.
(14) In the remaining 104 cases where the causative bacteria were not identified, the efficacy rate was 92%, CTRX being "excellent" in 42 cases and "effective" in 54.
(15) Evidence was given suggesting that the increased proportion of paranoid immigrants was probably due to social selection, while the increased proportion of somatoform immigrants could be explained by the social causation theory.
(16) It should be considered as a causative agent in culture-negative cases of endocarditis and also when a gram-negative rod is isolated which is sensitive to all antibiotics.
(17) The present investigation utilized this long-term cohort study to assess the role of drinking and cigarette smoking habits in the causation of liver cancer.
(18) Bacteriologically, successful eradication of causative organisms was confirmed in all the 4 children who underwent the test.
(19) While there are many potential causative factors, erroneous concepts of IOL positioning and design appear to have led to PBK with many iris-supported and anterior chamber lens styles.
(20) This study points to the causative mechanism of cyclosporin immunosuppression and emphasized the dynamic role of ions as modulators of normal cell proliferation.