high-risk

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high-risk

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From high + risk.

adjective higher-risk · highest-risk

Having a great risk. 2007 March 30, Jene from Boston (caller), “Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines”, Talk of the Nation Science Friday, Ira Flatow (host), National Public Radio https://web.archive.org/web/20071006125335/http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2007/Mar/hour1_033007.html I don't consider myself high-risk anymo

Opposite: low-risk

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"high-risk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/high-risk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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high-risk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/high-risk

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"high-risk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/high-risk.

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@misc{high_risk_2026,
  title = {high-risk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/high-risk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}