multifactorial
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adjective \-fak-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\Definition of MULTIFACTORIAL
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: having characters or a mode of inheritance dependent on a number of genes at different loci
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or mul·ti·fac·tor \-ˈfak-tər\ : having, involving, or produced by a variety of elements or causes
— mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al·ly \-fak-ˈtȯr-ē-ə-lē\ adverb
First Known Use of MULTIFACTORIAL
1920
mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al
adjective \-fak-ˈtōr-ē-əl, -ˈtȯr-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of MULTIFACTORIAL
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: having characters or a mode of inheritance dependent on a number of genes at different loci
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or mul·ti·fac·tor \-ˈfak-tər\ (audio pronunciation) : having, involving, or produced by a variety of elements or causes <a multifactorial study> <a disease with a multifactorial etiology>
—mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al·ly \-ē-ə-lē\ (audio pronunciation) adverb
—mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al·i·ty \-ˌtōr-ē-ˈal-ət-ē, -ˌtȯr-\ (audio pronunciation) noun, plural ; mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al·i·ties
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