CAUSE

n. Ka4z. Gr., ain'a. alnov. Lat., causa. Fr., c. Ger., Ursache. It, Sp., causa. Any act or state of things that produces a certain effect. [A, 385.] Acce ory c. Fr., c. acce oire. A c. that contributes to the production of an effect mainly due to another c. [A, 316.] Accidental c. Fr., c. acc i dentelle. See Occasional c. Antecedent c. Lat., causa antecedens. Fr., c. antecedente. A remote or predisposing c. [A, 385.] C. animee. See Vital c. C. cached (Fr.). See Hidden c. C. continente (Fr.X See CAUSA continens. C. eloignge (Fr.). See Remote c. C. excitante (Fr.). See Proximate c. C. formelle (Fr.). See Specific c. C. intime (Fr.). See Internal c. C. occulte (Fr.). See Hidden c.C. pro chaine (Fr.). See Proximate e. Common c. 1. A c. that most usually gives rise to the result under consideration. 2. A c. that produces two or more effects, any one of which may erroneously be attributed to one of the others. Determining c. [ChomelJ. Fr., c. deter min ante. A c. that gives efficiency to other c's, precipitating their action. Efficient c. A c. that gives rise to the effect alone, independently of the action of other c's. Endopathic c. See Internal c. E ential c. See Efficient c. Exciting c. Fr., c. excitante. See Proximate c. Exopathic c.. External c. Fr.. c. cxterne. A c. that operates from without the organism. [L. 41.] Hidden c. Lat, causa abdita. Fr., c. cachee. A c. that is inappreciable. [L, 41.] Immediate c. See Proximate c. Internal e. Fr., c. intime. A c. that exists within the organism, as in self-infection. [L, 41.] Mechanical c. A c. that operates mechanically. Negative c. "Fr., c. negative. A c. consisting in the absence of some condition nece ary to the prevention of the effect [L, 41.] Occasional c. Fr., c. occasionelle. See Determining c. Occult c. See Hidden c. Physical c. Fr., c. physique. A c. acting in conformity to physical laws. [L, 41.] Physiological c. Fr., c. physio log i que. A c. that acts only with the co-operation of some physiological act or proce . [L, 41.] Positive c. Fr., c. positive. See Efficient c. Pre dis ponent c., Predisposing c., Proc at arctic c. Lat, causa proc at arctic a (seu disponens). Fr., c. pre dis pos ante. Ger., prddisponirendes Moment. A c. that acts upon the organism in such a manner as to make it more readily susceptible to the action of an exciting c. Primary c., Proximate c. Lat., causa proxima. Fr., c. pro chaine. Ger., ndchste Ursache. That one of two or more c's that conies into play last and produces its effect with comparative rapidity. Remote c., Secondary c. See Ultimate c. Specific c. Fr., c. speciflque, c. formelle. A c. of a specific nature (e. g., a pathogenetic micro-organism). Ultimate c. Fr., c. eloignee. A c. that eventually proves operative with the co-operation of a proximate c. Vital c. Fr., c. animee. A specific pathogenic organism. [A, 385.] Cf. CONTAGIUM vivum. CAUSEA [Scopoli] (Lat.), n. f. Ka4s'(ka3'u4s)-e2-as. Fr., causee. See HIRTELLA. [s. 135]