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CAUSAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving or constituting a cause; causing
Example:
a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices
Classified under:
Similar:
causative (producing an effect)
Derivation:
causality (the relation between causes and effects)
cause (any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)
cause (a justification for something existing or happening)
cause (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something)
Context examples:
"Nearly every disease killing us in later life has a causal link to lack of sleep," said the article's senior author, Matthew Walker, a UC Berkeley professor of psychology and neuroscience.
(Deep Sleep May Act as Fountain of Youth in Old Age, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A species of diploid fungus in the phylum Ascomycota which is capable of mating but not of meiosis, and is a causal agent of opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans.
(Candida albicans, NCI Thesaurus)
The link is unlikely to be related by obesity, for example, as this study has found no evidence for a causal link between body mass index (BMI) and depression.
(Inflammation links heart disease and depression, University of Cambridge)
Any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.
(Adverse event, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Strong evidences have indicated causal association between 8-methoxypsoralen with UVA (PUVA) treatment and non-melanocytic skin patients with psoriasis. 8-Methoxypsoralen alone did not alter the incidence of new skin cancer development in a 2-year study.
(Methoxsalen With Ultraviolet A Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
A sign, signal, circumstance, or symptom which serves to indicate or point out the cause, pathology, treatment, or issue of an attack of disease; the basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic test (causal, or symptomatic, or disease-specific indication).
(Indication, NCI Thesaurus)
Any noxious and unintended response(s) to a medical product or procedure, for which a causal relationship with this product or procedure is at least a reasonable possibility i.e., the relationship cannot be ruled out.
(Adverse Reaction, NCI Thesaurus)
This is important because Mendelian Randomization analysis, a statistical approach for testing causal relationship between an exposure and an outcome, shows a potential causal relationship between how the DLC1 gene modifies fibroblasts cells and the changes in oxygen levels during sleep.
(Researchers identify genetic variations linked to oxygen drops during sleep, National Institutes of Health)
To better explore the causal role of mindfulness on lower negative states of being, Yang completed a second study, in which older adults who participated in an outdoor mindfulness activity then reported on their feelings of stress, anxiety and depression.
(Mindful Movement May Help Lower Stress, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, disease, or other medical occurrence with a temporal association with the use of a medical product, procedure or other therapy, or in conjunction with a research study, regardless of causal relationship.
(Adverse event, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
