“超额危险度”常见的英文表达是 "excess risk" 。
在医学、流行病学等领域研究中,“excess risk” 用于描述与某一特定暴露因素(如吸烟、特定环境暴露等)相关,超出正常或非暴露人群所面临的额外发病或死亡风险程度。例如:A study was conducted to estimate the excess risk of lung cancer associated with smoking.(一项研究旨在估算与吸烟相关的肺癌超额危险度 。)