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multifactorial

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mul⋅ti⋅fac⋅to⋅ri⋅al

  [muhl-tee-fak-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, muhl-tahy-]
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–adjective
having or stemming from a number of different causes or influences: Some medical researchers regard cancer as a multifactorial disease.
Origin:
1915–20; multi- + factor + -ial

Related forms:
mul⋅ti⋅fac⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al   (mŭl'tə-fāk-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-)   
adj.  

  1. Involving, dependent on, or controlled by several factors.

  2. Of, relating to, or caused by a pattern of familial inheritance resulting from multiple genetic or environmental factors or from a combination of both.

mul'ti·fac·tor'i·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al
Pronunciation: -fak-'tOr-E-&l, -'tor-
Function: adjective
1 : havingcharacters or a mode of inheritance dependent on a number of genes at different loci
2 or mul·ti·fac·tor /-'fak-t&r/ : having,involving, or produced by a variety of elements or causes multifactorial study> multifactorial etiology> —mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al·ly /-E-&-lE/ adverb —mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al·i·ty /-"tOr-E-'al-&t-E, -"tor-/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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