An estimated probability that one or more adverse event(s) will occur as a result of exposure to an actual or potential hazardous situation or chemical.
Synonyms: risk assessment Risk Assessment
Term information
NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C118169
A process used to estimate the risk that a certain event will happen. In medicine, this may include a person's risk of having a child with a certain condition or disease, such as cancer. It may also be used to estimate the risk of carrying a certain gene mutation (change), or of having an adverse event (unexpected medical problem) in response to certain types of drugs or other substances. A risk assessment may be done by collecting information about a person's age, sex, personal and family medical history, ethnic background, lifestyle, and other factors and using statistics tools to calculate risk.