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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental exposure > maternal exposure
Preferred Term:

maternal exposure

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
environmental exposure
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • intra-uterine exposure
  • in-utero exposure
  • prenatal exposure
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/299873
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-05-08, last modified 2019-04-23