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risk factor

risk factor noun: something that increases risk or susceptibility.

Noun

risk factor (plural risk factors)

  1. Something that increases risk or susceptibility.
    1. A variable associated with an increased risk of a medical condition.

risk factor meaning in Arabic

risk factor in Arabic

variable associated with an increased risk of a medical condition
عَامِل اِخْتِطَار ʕāmil iḵtiṭār

Forms of risk factor

pluralrisk factors

Questions about risk factor

What does risk factor mean?
Risk factor means something that increases risk or susceptibility.
What is risk factor in Arabic?
Risk factor in Arabic is عَامِل اِخْتِطَار (ʕāmil iḵtiṭār). See Risk factor meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is risk factor?
Risk factor is a noun.
What is the plural of risk factor?
The plural of risk factor is risk factors.

Words near risk factor in the dictionary

  1. risk assessments
  2. risk aversion
  3. risk capital
  4. risk creep
  5. risk equalisation
  6. risk factor
  7. risk it for the biscuit
  8. risk it to get the biscuit
  9. risk life and limb
  10. risk management
  11. risk off

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