1
: having or being characters or a mode of inheritance dependent on genes at a single genetic locus
2
: having, involving, concerned with, or produced by a single element or cause
a unifactorial versus multifactorial analysis of mortality

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“Unifactorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/unifactorial. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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