释义 |
pack-year
pack-year n (Medicine) a measure of the amount of cigarettes a person has smoked over an extended period, equal to one packet of 20 every day for one year
pack-year
pack-yearThe consumption of a pack of cigarettes daily for a year (approximately 365 packs of cigarettes annually). The number of pack-years that people smoke correlates closely with the amount of damage that tobacco does to their hearts, lungs, and other organs. |