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the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition:
"a disease of unknown etiology"
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoEtiologic means causative. For instance, Treponema pallidum is the etiologic agent for syphilis.
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What is neoplastic etiologies?
Neoplastic etiology is the study of the cause for the growth of the abnormal proliferation of malignant cells.
Why do you have so many dizzy spells like from 1 to 10 a day?
From causes such as dehydration, cardiac arrhythmias, neurologic etiologies, and many more, dizzy spells require a medical examination (and, potentially, one or more tests, as well).
How do you get rid of lightheadness?
It depends upon the cause. There are both cardiovascular as well as neurologic etiologies (and even psychologic/psychiatric ones too). But first of all, make sure to drink plenty of fluids. Dehydration is one major cause of lightheadedness.
Why does my husband sometimes sound like he is speaking with a mouth full of marbles?
The most likely explanation is that he has used alcohol and/or some type of sedative medication - which is impairing his speech. However, other causes include stroke (cerebrovascular accident), mini-stroke (transient ischemic attack) or partial seizure, among other potential etiologies.
How can you get a plural infusion from rheumatoid arthritis?
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Your 8 year old daughter has a lump in the right hand side off her neck and its extremely painful when it is touched and she will scream in pain she has had this for about 8 week's now please help?
Please see a doctor Immidiately. Any kind of lump in the body should be dealt with seriously and shown to the doctor at the earliest. I agree with the above - most likely the lesion is an infection of the lymph node (aka - adenitis). There are a few other etiologies for such a clinical presentation, too.
Is asthma a noninfectious disease?
asthma is currently recognized as a noninfectious disease. Asthma is considered a "reactive airway disease," meaning basically that the airway is reacting to some type of irritant. Asthma attacks can be triggered by many things such as allergens, cold air, or exercise. These irritants cause inflammation in the airway walls and mucus production, which can narrow the airway and make breathing difficult. Interesting question however, as some newer data has actually supported infectious etiologies such as chlamydia as a possible underlying cause of asthma... but not proven yet.
What are immunological abnormalities in asbestos workers?
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Why does HIV develop in the way that it does?
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What is papalademia?
Papilledema is an optic disc swelling that is secondary to elevated intracranial pressure.[1, 2] In contrast to other causes of optic disc swelling, vision usually is well preserved with acute papilledema. Papilledema almost always presents as a bilateral phenomenon and may develop over hours to weeks. The term, as a matter of definition, is incorrect to be used to describe optic disc swelling with underlying optic nerve infectious, infiltrative, or inflammatory etiologies; but, it is correctly used if the underlying cause of elevated intracranial pressure is infectious, infiltrative, or inflammatory.
Who was king Henry and what did he do?
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What does (.)(.) mean?
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