multifactorial
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- adjective
- /ˌmʌltiˈfæktɔriəl/
- Specialized
- In summary, it is generally conceded that chronic external otitis is a multifactorial disorder.
- multifactorial disorder
- multifactorial disease
- complex multifactorial
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Examples
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Chagas disease is a multifactorial illness that has a complex time course.
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Clubfoot is a complex multifactorial deformity; both genetic and environmental factors are believed to play a role.
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Autism is a little bit complicated because, you know, it's a multifactorial disease.
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The development of literacy relies on many skills; it is multifactorial and complex.
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Falls in older adults mainly occur in or around the home, and their cause is often multifactorial.
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The etiology of Mnire disease is thought to be multifactorial, involving both genetic and environmental factors.
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Whereas the etiologies of chronic diseases are usually considered multifactorial, daily diet is one of these influential factors.
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Chronic pelvic pain is complicated and multifactorial, and some women will have coexisting causes.
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common, multifactorial, functional gastrointestinal disorders seen in primary care.
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Autism is a little bit complicated because it is a multifactorial disease influenced by various genetic and environmental factors.
Synonyms
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Has several different causes or parts
Antonyms
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
multifactorial = factorial (semi-transparent) = multi + factor + ial
The word is transparently built from 'multi-' plus 'factorial', but the base adjective 'factorial' is technical and less familiar to many learners.
Etymology
The word multifactorial is made of the parts multi- 'many' and factor 'something that helps cause something', and you already know the simple word factor in English. So, multifactorial means 'caused by many different things', for example a disease that comes from both genes and lifestyle, like a picture made from many puzzle pieces that together show the whole image.