lethal dose

noun

LD. the amount of a drug or other agent that if administered to an animal or human will prove fatal See also median lethal dose

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These take up to a week to act, giving enough time for rats to eat a lethal dose.

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In some other countries that have legalised assisted dying, euthanasia is permitted, whereby a doctor or nurse administers the lethal dose, usually by injection.

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An Australian woman accused of murdering relatives with beef Wellington documented herself using kitchen scales to calculate a lethal dose of toxic mushrooms, prosecutors allege.

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Once authorised, the lethal dose would be self-administered by the patient; or by a medical assistant if the patient were incapable.

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April plans to be in a "big comfy bed" for what she calls a "celebratory" moment when a medical professional will inject a lethal dose into her bloodstream.

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