multiphasic

adjective

mul·​ti·​pha·​sic ˌməl-tē-ˈfā-zik How to pronounce multiphasic (audio)
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: having more than one phase or component
… a total of 22 participants (8 patients and 14 control subjects) had a history of peptic ulcer disease before their initial multiphasic health checkup, although the sites of the ulcers were not ascertained.Julie Parsonnet et al.

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multiphasic was in 1916

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“Multiphasic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiphasic. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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