extrinsic factor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of extrinsic factor
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Tomasetti and Vogelstein then sorted types of cancer according to how much of the variability in risk is due to stem-cell divisions versus to some ‘extrinsic’ factor, such as environmental exposure to carcinogens.
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