A secondary cause.

plural of by-cause

(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

(transitive) To set off an event or action. / (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority. / (obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

Alternative form of 'cause; because

(colloquial, slang) Aphetic form of because.

plural of cause

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cause

Acting as a cause. / Involving, or affected by, causality. / (linguistics) Expressing a cause or causation.

(linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).