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multidisciplinary

American  
[muhl-tee-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i, ˌmʌl taɪ- /
Also multidisciplined

adjective

  1. composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise.

    The journal's first article was a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
multidisciplinary British  
/ ˌmʌltɪˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the study of one topic, involving several subject disciplines

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Etymology

Origin of multidisciplinary

First recorded in 1945–50; multi- ( def. ) + disciplinary ( def. )

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What caused the early-morning crash is unclear, Bender said, and investigators with the CHP’s Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team, or MAIT, have been called to investigate the crash.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Still, a few businesses are starting to do that, says Jodi Waterhouse, leader of the Multidisciplinary Center on Aging at the University of Colorado Anschutz.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

It was a brutal result for Lykos Therapeutics, the for-profit biopharmaceutical offshoot of the world’s leading psychedelic research and advocacy organization, MAPS: the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2024

“A lot of people drowned,” said Svitlana, the head nurse at the Oleshky District Multidisciplinary Hospital, the city’s main primary health center, which later transformed into a shelter for people forced out of their homes.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023

This will facilitate access to genetic diagnosis and gene-targeted therapies, which are now being provided at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ALS/Motor Neuron Disease Multidisciplinary Clinic and Translational Research Program.

From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023

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