polyetiological

English

Etymology

From 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^[1], 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.