PRECIPITATING FACTOR
\pɹɪsˈɪpɪtˌe͡ɪtɪŋ fˈaktə], \pɹɪsˈɪpɪtˌeɪtɪŋ fˈaktə], \p_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_p_ɪ_t_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ f_ˈa_k_t_ə]\
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Factors associated with the definitive onset of a disease, illness, accident, behavioral response, or course of action. Usually one factor is more important or more obviously recognizable than others, if several are involved, and one may often be regarded as "necessary". Examples include exposure to specific disease; amount or level of an infectious organism, drug, or noxious agent, etc.
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