risk

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risk risk factor

Main Entry: risk
Pronunciation: risk
Function: noun
1 : possibility of loss, injury, disease, or death <hypertension increases the risk of stroke>
2 : a person considered in terms of the possible bad effects of a particular course of treatment <a poor surgical risk>
- at risk : characterized by high risk or susceptibility (as to disease) <patients at risk of developing infections>