polyetiological
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
From poly- + etiological.
Adjective
polyetiological (not comparable)
- 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[1], volume 90, :
- 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.