To perform or undergo exposure. [O. Fr. exposer, fr. L. ex-pono, pp. ex-positum, to set out, e.]
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ex·pose ik-'spōz vt, ex·posed; ex·pos·ing
1) to make liable to or accessible to something (as a disease or environmental conditions) that may have a detrimental effect <children exposed to diphtheria>
2) to lay open to view: as
a) to conduct (oneself) as an exhibitionist
b) to reveal (a bodily part) esp. by dissection
Medical dictionary. 2011.