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sublethal

[suhb-lee-thuh l]

adjective

almost lethal or fatal: a sublethal dose of poison.

Origin of sublethal

First recorded in 1890–95; sub- + lethal

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sublethal in Medicine

sublethal

[sŭb-lē′thəl]

adj.

Not sufficient to cause death.

Related formssub•le′thal•ly adv.

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