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the probability that a trait will occur or recur in a family, based solely on experience rather than on knowledge of the causative mechanism. Cf. genetic r.Medical dictionary. 2011.
empiric — (adj.) c.1600, from L. empiricus a physician guided by experience, from Gk. empeirikos experienced, from empeiria experience, from empeiros skilled, from en in (see EN (Cf. en ) (2)) + peira trial, experiment, from PIE … Etymology dictionary
risk — The probability that an event will occur. attributable r. the rate of a disease or other outcome in exposed individuals that can be attributed to the exposure. competing r. an event that removes a subject from being at r. for an outcome under… … Medical dictionary
genetic risk — the probability that a trait will occur or recur in a family, based on knowledge of its pattern of genetic transmission. Cf. empiric r … Medical dictionary
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