adjective
[ usually before noun ] involving a lot of danger and the risk of injury, death, damage, etc. :
a high-risk sport
high-risk patients (= who are very likely to get a particular illness)
—compare low-risk
adjective
[ usually before noun ] involving a lot of danger and the risk of injury, death, damage, etc. :
a high-risk sport
high-risk patients (= who are very likely to get a particular illness)
—compare low-risk
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005