causal agent

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causal agent - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

physical entity - an entity that has physical existence

individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"

nature - a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"

occult, supernatural - supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"

theurgy - the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs

first cause, prime mover, primum mobile - an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause; "God is the first cause"

destiny, fate - the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny"

catalyst - something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

deus ex machina - any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty

manipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"

power, force - one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"

life principle, vital principle - a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed

engine - something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"

cause of death, killer - the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"

danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"

agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect

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Previous studies have shown that acid is not the only causal agent of tissue damage in reflux disease, and that PPIs are not effective at treating all cases of gastroesophageal reflux(GERD) and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR).

Proton pump inhibitor use in reflux disease may lead to unexpected ... by Asian News International

An effective aging skincare treatment is the one which forestalls these causal agents of skin aging.

Unknown Facts About Aging Skincare Revealed by the Experts by Vijay Raisinghani / Health, general community

Many of the medical requirement planning tools currently used by the Army Medical Department were developed based on major combat operations of the past which are very different from the conflicts of today - both in terms of the major causal agents of injuries and the nature of the injuries themselves.

Letters to the Editor/In Reply by Limor PhD Aharonson-Daniel and Barbara E PhD Wojcik / Military Medicine

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