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health risk

health risk noun: something that endangers a person's health; any situation, condition or practice that raises the likelihood of illness, disease or injury.

Noun

health risk (plural health risks)

  1. Something that endangers a person's health; any situation, condition or practice that raises the likelihood of illness, disease or injury.
  2. A possibility that an individual will incur medical care expenses, illness-related costs, or other health-related losses that an insurer may be required to cover.

Forms of health risk

pluralhealth risks

Questions about health risk

What does health risk mean?
Health risk means something that endangers a person's health; any situation, condition or practice that raises the likelihood of illness, disease or injury.
What part of speech is health risk?
Health risk is a noun.
What is the plural of health risk?
The plural of health risk is health risks.

Words near health risk in the dictionary

  1. health point
  2. health points
  3. health product
  4. health products
  5. health resort
  6. health risk
  7. health risks
  8. health science
  9. health sciences
  10. health service
  11. health services

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