In a manner that addresses or treats the underlying cause of a disease or condition.
From 'etiotropic' + '-ally'. The adverbial form that allows medical professionals to describe how treatments work when addressing root causes.
When doctors treat 'etiotropically,' they're thinking like root-cause engineers, finding what actually broke instead of just fixing what's visibly broken.
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