INDIVIDUAL CANCER RISK

Meaning of INDIVIDUAL CANCER RISK in English

The probability, expressed as chances in a million, that a person experiencing 70 years of continuous area-wide outdoor exposure to a toxic air contaminant will develop cancer.

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CANCER — I Uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells. Cancerous cells and tissues have abnormal growth rates, shapes, sizes, and functioning. Cancer may …
Английский словарь Британика
RISK — I. ˈrisk, dial ˈresk noun ( -s ) Etymology: French risque, from Italian risco, risico, rischio 1. : the possibility …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INDIVIDUAL — I. |ində|vij(ə)wəl, -jəl adjective Etymology: Middle English indyvyduall, from Medieval Latin individualis indivisible, individual, from Latin individuus indivisible (from in- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANCER — I. ˈkan(t)sə(r), -ˈaa-, -ˈai- noun Etymology: Middle English, Cancer (sign of the zodiac), from Latin, crab, cancer; akin to Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INDIVIDUAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual …
Английский словарь Webster
INDIVIDUAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RISK — — risker , n. — riskless , adj. /risk/ , n. 1. exposure to the chance of injury or loss; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INDIVIDUAL — /in'deuh vij"ooh euhl/ , n. 1. a single human being, as distinguished from a group. 2. a person: a strange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INDIVIDUAL — I. ˌin-də-ˈvij-wəl, -ˈvi-jə-wəl, -ˈvi-jəl, -ˈvi-jü-əl adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus indivisible, from in- + dividuus divided, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANCER — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Cancri ), literally, crab; akin to Greek karkinos crab, cancer Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RISK — noun hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. 2. risk ·noun to incur the risk or danger of; as, …
Webster English vocab
INDIVIDUAL — noun an independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal. 2. individual ·noun the product of a single egg, …
Webster English vocab
CANCER — noun a northern constellation between gemini and leo. 2. cancer ·noun a genus of decapod crustacea, including some of the …
Webster English vocab
RISK — [risk] n [F risque, fr. It risco] (ca. 1661) 1: possibility of loss or injury: peril 2: someone or something …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INDIVIDUAL — [in.di.vid.u.al] adj [ML individualis, fr. L individuus indivisible, fr. in- + dividuus divided, fr. dividere to divide] (15c) 1 obs: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANCER — [can.cer] n [ME, fr. L (gen. Cancri), lit., crab; akin to Gk karkinos crab, cancer] 1 cap a: a northern …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RISK — in economics and finance, an allowance for the hazard (risk) or lack of risk in an investment or loan. Default …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANCER — any of a group of related diseases characterized by uncontrolled multiplication and disorganized growth of the affected cells; it may …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANCER — (Latin: Crab), in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying between Leo and Gemini at about 8 hours 25 minutes right ascension (the …
Britannica English vocabulary
INDIVIDUAL — individual BrE AmE ˌɪnd ɪ ˈvɪdʒ u‿ ə l ◂ ˌ•ə-, -ˈvɪd ju‿ ▷ individual|ly i ▷ individual|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RISK — / rɪsk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] risk (of sth) | risk …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INDIVIDUAL — / ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] (often used after each ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANCER — / ˈkænsə(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a serious disease in which growths of cells, also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RISK — I. risk 1 S2 W1 /rɪsk/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: risque , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INDIVIDUAL — I. in ‧ di ‧ vid ‧ u ‧ al 1 S2 W1 AC /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl◂, ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl◂/ BrE AmE adjective [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANCER — can ‧ cer S2 W2 /ˈkænsə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'crab, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANCER — Cancer BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: ↑ cancer ] 1 . [uncountable] the fourth …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RISK — n. & v. --n. 1 a chance or possibility of danger, loss, injury, or other adverse consequences (a health risk; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANCER — n. 1 a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells. b a disease …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RISK — n. & v. n. 1 a chance or possibility of danger, loss, injury, or other adverse consequences (a health risk; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANCER — n. 1 a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells. b a disease …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RISK — n. & v. --n. 1. a chance or possibility of danger, loss, injury, or other adverse consequences (a health risk; …
Oxford English vocab
CANCER — n.1 a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells. b a disease caused …
Oxford English vocab
RISK — ( risks, risking, risked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INDIVIDUAL — ( individuals) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Individual means relating to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANCER — ( Cancers) 1. Cancer is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a crab. People who …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INDIVIDUAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a single/individual item ▪ This is the largest amount ever paid for a single …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANCER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cancer cell ▪ Already there are many treatments which destroy cancer cells. a cancer …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANCER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE national ▪ In 1993 the National Cancer Institute dropped its guideline that women in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INDIVIDUAL — (PARTICULAR) [adjective] [not gradable] - of, suitable for or particular to a single thing, esp. a personHere we look after …
Cambridge English vocab
CANCER — (DISEASE) [noun] - (a serious medical condition often resulting in death, caused by) a diseased and uncontrolled growth in the …
Cambridge English vocab
CANCER — n. bladder cancer breast cancer colorectal cancer laryngeal cancer lung cancer ovarian cancer pancreatic cancer prostate cancer skin cancer stomach …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANCER — n. Uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells. Cancerous cells and tissues have abnormal growth rates, shapes, sizes, and functioning. Cancer may …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
INDIVIDUAL — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, a certain, absolute, aerobic organism, an, an existence, anaerobic organism, any, any one, article, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RISK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , considerable , enormous , grave , great , high , huge , major , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INDIVIDUAL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outstanding , talented ▪ key ▪ powerful ▪ creative ▪ average , normal , ordinary ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CANCER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ breast , cervical , colon , lung , prostate , skin , etc. ▪ early-stage ▪ incurable …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RISK — INDEX: 1. a possibility that something bad might happen 2. involving risk 3. to do something even though there is …
Longman Activator English vocab
RISK — See ↑ DANGEROUS 6, ↑ RISK 1,3,5,6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a fire risk/health risk • ↑ at the risk of …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
INDIVIDUAL — adj. 1 single, sole, particular, separate, distinct, discrete, solitary, lone Consider the entire utterance, not just the individual words 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CANCER — Also called malignancy. Cancer refers to a abnormal growths which have a tendency to grow uncontrolled and metastasize. It can …
English Dictionary of Medicine
CANCER — A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control. Cancer cells can invade nearby tissues and can spread …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
RISK — the quantifiable likelihood of loss or less-than-expected returns. Examples: currency risk, inflation risk, principal risk, country risk, capital risk, economic …
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
CANCER — noun BAD : Her husband died 10 years ago of a lung cancer. GOOD : Her husband died 10 years …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
RISK — 1. сущ. опасность, риск, угроза at one's own risk ≈ на свой страх и риск at owner's risk коммерч. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INDIVIDUAL — 1. прил. 1) индивидуальный, личный, отдельный, персональный, предназначенный для одного человека Syn : personal, private, individual 2) а) единственный Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANCER — сущ. 1) мед. рак to develop cancer ≈ заболевать раком breast cancer ≈ рак груди colon, colorectal cancer ≈ рак …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RISK — risk.ogg 1. rısk n 1. 1> риск risk appraisal /analysis/ - эк. оценка степени риска risk assets - неликвидные активы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INDIVIDUAL — individual.ogg 1. ͵ındıʹvıdʒʋəl n 1. личность, человек, отдельное лицо, индивидуум; юр. тж. физическое лицо agreeable individual - приятный /покладистый/ человек …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANCER — cancer.ogg ʹkænsə n 1. мед. рак a cancer - раковая опухоль, карцинома cancer activity /control/ - мед. противораковые мероприятия; борьба …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RISK — риск, опасность a posterior risk function — функция апостериорного риска admissible [allowed] risk — допустимый риск collective risk theory — теория коллективного риска conditional …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
INDIVIDUAL — 1) единичный 2) индивидуальный 3) индивидуальный абонентский 4) индивидуум 5) личный 6) отдельный 7) субъект • individual ergodic theorem — индивидуальная эргодическая теорема individual trunk group — неполнодоступный пучок …
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