risk factor

English

Noun

risk factor (plural risk factors)

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

Translations

something that increases risk or susceptibility

variable associated with an increased risk of a medical condition

• Dutch: risicofactor (nl) m
• German: Gefahrenfaktor m
• Hungarian: kockázati tényező, rizikófaktor (hu), rizikótényező

Further reading

• “risk factor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• risk factor in Britannica Dictionary