chronic exposure

collocation in English

meaningsofchronicandexposure

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chronic
adjective
uk
/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/us
/ˈkrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a ...
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exposure
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒər/us
/ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation ...
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(Definition ofchronicandexposurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In a second developmental step, normative differences in how boys and girls respond to challenge are amplified bychronicexposureto aversive family environments.
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Abnormalities in the spontaneous firing patterns of cultured rat neocortical neurons afterchronicexposureto picrotoxin during development in vitro.
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Fourthly,chronicexposureto aircraft noise was not associated with child mental health problems (anxiety, depression, hyperactivity and conduct problems).
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Free radicals have become of increasing interest in the pathogenesis of both intrinsic aging and the effects ofchronicexposureto light.
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Chronicexposureto high levels of aircraft noise was not related to annoyance to other sources of environmental noise from trains, road traffic or neighbours.
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Chronicexposureto aircraft noise was not associated with child mental health problems (anxiety, depression, hyperactivity, conduct and peer problems).
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In rodent models,chronicexposureto stressful stimuli will lead to an enduring aversion to social contact.
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The contextual risks assessed in this study may have been particularly potent because of their stability over time, suggesting repeated orchronicexposureto stressful life circumstances.
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Adults lackingchronicexposurewere far more likely to progress to severe disease compared to children during initial exposure, but not after chronic exposure to infection.
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If this is true, then highly polluted and parasitized shrimps are being removed from the population throughchronicexposureto a combination of deleterious agents present in the environment.
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The environmental aspects, includingchronicexposureto pesticides, will also be taken into account.
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The papers referred to regarding organophosphate absorption relate to occupational exposure to malathion, that is long termchronicexposureor acute exposure to toxic doses.
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However, in the aviation industry, where these lubricants can leach into the cabin through ineffective seals and cause toxic fumes, there can bechronicexposureover a matter of years.
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Chronicexposureto naphthalene vapors is reported to cause cataracts and retinal hemorrhage.
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Chronicexposurecan increase the incidence of respiratory cancers, including small cell carcinoma.
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Some athletes demonstrate a strong red blood cell response to altitude while others see little or no gain in red cell mass withchronicexposure.
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Chronicexposureto silica may thereby account for some of its health hazards, as interleukin-1 is a highly pro-inflammatory cytokine in the immune system.
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A goitrogenic effect (enlargement of the thyroid gland) has been reported forchronicexposure, reflecting the ability of thiourea to interfere with iodide uptake.
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Chronicexposureto humans may cause kidney damage.
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Several studies using cultured cells and laboratory rodents suggest the possibility of leukemogenic, and of genetic, reproductive, and neurological effects fromchronicexposure.
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