exposome

English

Etymology

From expose +‎ -ome, coined by Dr. Christopher Wild, cancer epidemiologist, in 2005.

Noun

exposome (plural exposomes)

1. A measure of the effects of life-long environmental exposures on health.
   • 2005 August 15, Christopher Paul Wild, “Complementing the Genome with an 'Exposome': The Outstanding Challenge of Environmental Exposure Measurement in Molecular Epidemiology”, in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, volume 14, number 8, pages 1847–1850:

     At its most complete, the exposome encompasses life-course environmental exposures (including lifestyle factors), from the prenatal period onwards.

   • 2015 December, Richard A. Stein, “The Naturome Awaits the Nurturome”, in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, volume 35, number 21, page 34:

     While the definition of the exposome includes all exposures that occur from conception throughout an individual's lifetime, an emerging concept is the need to also consider exposures prior to conception.

Related terms

• exposomic
• exposomics