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lethal dose n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) the amount of a drug or other agent that if administered to an animal or human will prove fatal Abbreviation LD See also median lethal dose How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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People have bled to death from the snakes' bites, but the snakes seldom deliver a lethal dose. John Henry had said there was "no doubt" that the ex-spy had been poisoned by a potentially lethal dose of thallium. In this assay, mice that receive an intraperitoneal injection containing a sample with more than a minimum lethal dose show symptoms of botulinum intoxication and die. |
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lethal dose - the size dose that will cause death