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empiric treatment(medicine)
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atmosphere (oh) and empiric risk (medicine)


atmosphere (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: atmosphaera, from Greek atmos 'liquid in the air, vapor' + Latin sphaera 'sphere']
[U and C] the feeling that an event or place gives you
::The hotel had a lovely relaxed atmosphere .
::The atmosphere at Home was rather tense.
atmosphere of
::An atmosphere of optimism dominated the conference.
[U] if a place or event has atmosphere, it is interesting
::The castle was centuries old and full of atmosphere.
::The match was lacking in atmosphere.
the atmosphere
the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
[C] the mixture of gases that surround a planet
[C usually singular] the air inside a room
::a smoky atmosphere

empiric risk (medicine)


empiric risk


The chance that a disease will occur in a family based upon experience (past history, medical records, etc.) rather than theory.