The phrase "the primary etiology" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to the main cause or origin of a particular disease or condition. Example: The primary etiology of heart disease is often attributed to poor diet and lack of exercise.
The primary etiology or the multifactorial sequence of occlusal cupping/cratering remains scientifically unsubstantiated.
The primary etiology of ALI was determined based on a detailed review of clinical history.
The primary etiology of this inflammatory condition remains unclear, but an association with Epstein-Barr virus and with HLA-DR2 positivity have been reported [7, 8].
The primary etiology of this group was HBV infection (7 of 8 patients).
The primary etiology of ALI was assessed based on a detailed review of the clinical history.
The primary etiology of the metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes is chronic overnutrition resulting in insulin resistance, abdominal obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and lipotoxicity.
Infections such as sepsis and pneumonia, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and MOF become the primary etiologies of traumatic death in the hospitalized trauma patient [ 11, 13, 15].
An interdisciplinary approach has therefore been recommended [ 8- 10], both to diagnose the presumed primary etiology, and to diagnose and control all the secondary factors associated with CPP.
All patients were Caucasian and had infection-associated ALI as characterized by either systemic or localized pulmonary infection as the investigator-identified primary etiology for ALI.
The baseline demographics, clinical characteristics, and primary etiology of ALI of the 25 patients with ALI included in the study are summarised in Table 1.
The disease may be of primary etiology when infection affects only the breast, or it may result from other foci in the body, which is termed as secondary breast TB.
