polyetiological

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ etiological

Adjective

polyetiological (not comparable)

  1. Relating to more than one etiology.
    • 2015, Gianluca Nazzaro et al., “Cheilitis granulomatosa associated with lupus erythematosus discoid and treated with methotrexate: report of a case*”, in Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia‎, volume 90, →DOI:
      As the causative mechanisms are unclear, probably a polyetiological interplay of environmental exposures and genetic predisposition, the therapy is actually a challenge to dermatologists: in English literature, there are nowadays only a few case reports or small case series, with no comparative trials.
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