subrisk (English, noun)
expansion: subrisk (countable and uncountable, plural subrisks)
Senses:
glosses: Risk that is subordinate or subsidiary to other risk; thus:
Subsidiary risk as opposed to primary risk, where the latter is what governs the assignment of a hazard class but the former is nonetheless important to know about.
qualifier: hazard classes for dangerous goods
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: epidemiology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Risk that is subordinate or subsidiary to other risk; thus:
Subsidiary risk as opposed to primary risk, as with risk factors that are less important than others, that exist only when certain others are present, or that matter more when certain others are present (for example, condomless sex and sex work).
qualifier: public health; occupational health; environmental health; public health; occupational health; environmental health
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: subrisks
tags: plural