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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDosis fatal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dosis fatal
"Una pequeña dosis fatal del veneno puede ser letal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The amount of a substance that can cause death when administered.
"The doctor warned that even a small fatal dose of the poison could be lethal." - 2
A specific quantity of a drug or toxin that is lethal.
"Research indicated that the fatal dose of the drug varied significantly among individuals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'fatal' originates from the Latin 'fatalis', meaning 'decreed by fate', while 'dose' comes from the Latin 'dosis', meaning 'a giving'. The combination reflects the lethal quantity of a substance that can lead to death, evolving in medical terminology since the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fatal Dose" is said worldwide
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致死量
Transliteration: chishiryō
"少量の致死量でも致命的な場合があります。"
Dose mortelle
Transliteration: doz mortel
"Une petite dose mortelle de poison peut être fatale."
Tödliche Dosis
Transliteration: tödliche dosis
"Eine kleine tödliche Dosis des Giftes kann tödlich sein."
Dose letale
Transliteration: dose letale
"Anche una piccola dose letale del veleno può essere fatale."
Dosis fatal
Transliteration: dosis fatal
"Una pequeña dosis fatal del veneno puede ser letal."
Dose fatal
Transliteration: dose fatal
"Uma pequena dose fatal do veneno pode ser letal."
घातक मात्रा
Transliteration: ghatak maatra
"जहर की एक छोटी घातक मात्रा जानलेवा हो सकती है।"
致命剂量
Transliteration: zhìmìng jìliàng
"即使是少量的致命剂量也可能致命。"
치명적인 용량
Transliteration: chimyeongjeogin yongnyang
"소량의 치명적인 용량도 치명적일 수 있습니다."
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