Exposure of the female parent, human or animal, to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals that may affect offspring. It includes pre-conception maternal exposure.

Annotation

restrict to exposure to environ or environ factors

DUI

D018811 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0028164

Previous indexing

Environmental Exposure (1967-1994)

History note

95

Public note

95