Medical Dictionary
multifactorial
adj mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al \-fak-ˈtōr-ē-əl, -ˈtȯr-\
Medical Definition of MULTIFACTORIAL
1
: having characters or a mode of inheritance dependent on a number of genes at different loci
2
or mul·ti·fac·tor \-ˈfak-tər\ : 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\ adverb
—mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al·i·ty \-ˌtōr-ē-ˈal-ət-ē, -ˌtȯr-\ noun, plural mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al·i·ties
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