Causing or producing disease; relating to the origin or cause of a disease or illness.
From Greek aitia (αἰτία) meaning 'cause' combined with -genic (producing). Medical term combining Greek roots to describe disease-causing factors.
Doctors use this word to describe things that *start* diseases—like how cigarette smoke is aetiogenic for lung cancer because it's the actual cause that kicks everything off.
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