🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Dosis fatal

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dosis fatal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fatal Dose/ˈfeɪ.təl doʊs/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Una pequeña dosis fatal del veneno puede ser letal."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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