polyetiologicalとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

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^[1], volume 90, DOI:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153762:

     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.