Risk: In idiomatic English one is at risk of, not for, a disease, injury, or other untoward event. Avoid redundant phrases such a possible risk and potential risk; an element of uncertainty is inherent in the meaning of the word. The probability that an event will occur.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Risk: The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.
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