Medical Dictionary

exposure

noun ex·po·sure \ik-ˈspō-zhər\

Medical Definition of EXPOSURE

1
:  the fact or condition of being exposed: as a :  the condition of being unprotected especially from severe weather <the hiker died of exposure after becoming lost in the snowstorm> b :  the condition of being subject to some detrimental effect or harmful condition <repeated exposure to bronchial irritants> <risk exposure to the flu> <benign skin discolorations caused by sun exposure—Katie Tyndall>
2
:  the act or an instance of exposing—see indecent exposure
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