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HIGH-RISK
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not financially safe or secure
Example:
speculative business enterprises
Synonyms:
bad; high-risk; risky; speculative
Classified under:
Similar:
unsound (not sound financially)
Context examples:
Additional tests showed that fengycins had the same effect on several different strains of S. aureus — including high-risk USA300 MRSA which causes most community-associated MRSA infections.
(Study finds probiotic Bacillus eliminates Staphylococcus bacteria, National Institutes of Health)
Prior research had linked psoriasis with premature development of high-risk coronary plaque.
(Study links psoriasis treatment and improvement in heart artery disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Ultimately, cerebrospinal volume was able to provide an early diagnosis of probably ASD in high-risk children with 70% accuracy.
(Scientists say excess cerebrospinal fluid may serve as early sign of autism, Wikinews)
The high-risk group had a relatively lower abundance of certain bacteria (such as Bifidobacterium, Akkermansia, and Faecalibacterium) and a higher level of some fungi (such as Candida and Rhodotorula).
(Infant gut microbes linked to allergy, asthma risk, NIH)
Programs or materials to provide information on breast cancer prevention, detection, or treatment to health professionals, patients and their families, the public, or high-risk groups.
(Breast Cancer Education, NCI Thesaurus)
They can be either low-risk or high-risk.
(HPV, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
A regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide and etoposide, alternating with carboplatin and etoposide, used for the treatment of recurrent Wilm's tumor associated with high-risk features.
(CE-PE Childhood Kidney Cancer Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin and high-dose methotrexate (CODOX-M) alternating with ifosfamide, etoposide and high-dose cytarabine (IVAC), used as a treatment for aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; also used as primary treatment for AIDS-related and high-risk Burkitt's lymphoma.
(CODOX-M/IVAC Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
This high-risk microbiota group was also more likely to be diagnosed with asthma at 4 years of age.
(Infant gut microbes linked to allergy, asthma risk, NIH)
Children with higher than usual volumes of cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachnoid space — the area just around the brain — were more likely to be diagnosed with autism later in life, with strong correlation in the high-risk group.
(Scientists say excess cerebrospinal fluid may serve as early sign of autism, Wikinews)
