risk factor

noun

Something that increases risk or susceptibility.

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Meanings

nounrisk factor (plural risk factors)

plural risk factors

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

Translations

Arabic عَامِل اِخْتِطَار
  • عَامِل اِخْتِطَار (ʕāmil iḵtiṭār)variable associated with an increased risk of a medical condition
Chinese Mandarin 風險因素 /风险因素
  • 風險因素 /风险因素 (fēngxiǎn yīnsù)something that increases risk or susceptibility
Dutch risicofactor
  • risicofactorvariable associated with an increased risk of a medical condition
German Gefahrenfaktor
  • Gefahrenfaktorvariable associated with an increased risk of a medical condition
Hungarian kockázati tényező, rizikófaktor
  • kockázati tényezővariable associated with an increased risk of a medical condition
  • rizikófaktorvariable associated with an increased risk of a medical condition
  • rizikótényezővariable associated with an increased risk of a medical condition
Turkish risk faktörü
  • risk faktörüvariable associated with an increased risk of a medical condition
Cite this entry
APA

risk factor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20factor

MLA

“risk factor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20factor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “risk factor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20factor.

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