post-exposure
adjective[before noun],adverb
(postexposure)uk/ˌpəʊst.ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒər/us/ˌpoʊst.ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/happeningafter someone hasexperiencedor beenaffectedby something,especiallyaninfection:
Post-exposuretreatmentis 100percenteffectiveif givencorrectlyand intime.
Those who werepotentiallyexposedwereofferedpostexposure prophylaxis.
Thecompanyreportedthat thedrugdemonstratedsignificantefficacyinpreventinginfectionpost-exposure.
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exposure(EXPERIENCE)
- Since thestartof therabiesepidemic,hospitalshadfacedshortagesof the post-exposurevaccines.
- Employers mustestablishexposurecontrolplans,includingpost-exposurefollow-upfortheiremployees.
- During the first postexposuretask,subjectswereinstructedtoreconstructthetextasaccuratelyaspossible.
- Monitoringbegan2weekspost-exposure.
Experiencing and suffering
- (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
- afflict
- affliction
- almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
- be a martyr tosomethingidiom
- be a victim ofyourown successidiom
- bear
- count
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- get/haveyourfingers burnedidiom
- go through
- grip
- hands-on
- horse
- ride
- seat-of-the-pants
- see lifeidiom
- stricken
- survive
- taste