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minimum lethal dose

[′min·ə·məm ¦lēth·əl ′dōs]
(pharmacology)
The amount of an injurious agent which is the average of the smallest dose that kills and the largest dose that fails to kill.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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