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ac·ci·dent-prone

(ak'si-dent prōn),
1. Experiencing a greater number of accidents than would be expected of the average person in similar circumstances.
2. Having personality characteristics predisposing one to accidents.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Referring to a person’s real or perceived tendency to suffer from accidents of various types
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

accident-prone

adjective Referring to a person's real or percieved tendency to suffer from accidents of various types
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

ac·ci·dent-prone

(ak'si-dĕnt-prōn)
Term denoting one who suffers a greater number of accidents than an average person.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

accident-prone

Unusually liable to suffer accidents. Liability to accidents is probably no more than an effect of carelessness and lack of imaginative foresight or sometimes aggression or non-conformity.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

ac·ci·dent-prone

(ak'si-dĕnt-prōn)
1. Experiencing a greater number of accidents than would be expected of the average person in similar circumstances.
2. Having personality characteristics predisposing one to accidents.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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