On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Etiological. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as aetiological or philosophy and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Etiological in a sentence
Etiological meaning
Relating to an etiology
Synonyms of Etiological
Using Etiological
- The main meaning on this page is: Relating to an etiology
- Useful related words include: etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic, philosophy.
- In the example corpus, etiological often appears in combinations such as: an etiological, etiological myth.
Context around Etiological
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Etiological
- In this selection, "etiological" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, major, exact, myth, factors and factor stand out and add context to how "etiological" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an etiological myth is and as the etiological agent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "etiological" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with etiological
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The exact etiological factor contributing to neuroblastoma remains undefined. (9 words)
In a subgroup of patients, single major etiological factors can be identified (medications, diseases, immobilization, iatrogenic procedures, monogenic disease/genetic syndrome). (21 words)
An etiological myth is a myth intended to explain a name or create a mythic history for a place or family. (21 words)
This seems also implicated in the epic of the hieros gamos or sacred marriage of Enki and Ninhursag (above), which seems an etiological myth of the fertilisation of the dry ground by the coming of irrigation water (from Sumerian a, ab, water or semen). (44 words)
This episode, which is not known from Egyptian sources, gives an etiological explanation for a cult of Isis and Osiris that existed in Byblos in Plutarch's time and possibly as early as the New Kingdom. (36 words)
Mythology main An etiological myth, or origin myth, is a myth intended to explain the origins of cult practices, natural phenomena, proper names and the like. (26 words)
Example sentences (8)
In a subgroup of patients, single major etiological factors can be identified (medications, diseases, immobilization, iatrogenic procedures, monogenic disease/genetic syndrome).
The exact etiological factor contributing to neuroblastoma remains undefined.
An etiological myth is a myth intended to explain a name or create a mythic history for a place or family.
Mythology main An etiological myth, or origin myth, is a myth intended to explain the origins of cult practices, natural phenomena, proper names and the like.
There was some quarreling between Neisser and Hansen, Hansen as discoverer of the bacillus and Neisser as identifier of it as the etiological agent.
This episode, which is not known from Egyptian sources, gives an etiological explanation for a cult of Isis and Osiris that existed in Byblos in Plutarch's time and possibly as early as the New Kingdom.
This seems also implicated in the epic of the hieros gamos or sacred marriage of Enki and Ninhursag (above), which seems an etiological myth of the fertilisation of the dry ground by the coming of irrigation water (from Sumerian a, ab, water or semen).
While Delphi is actually related to the word delphus main ("womb"), many etiological myths are similarly based on folk etymology (the term " Amazon ", for example).
Common combinations with etiological
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an etiological 4×
- etiological myth 3×