lethality
pronunciation
How to pronounce lethality in British English:
UK [lɪ'θælɪtɪ]
How to pronounce lethality in American English:
US [lɪ'θælətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being deadly
Word Origin
- lethality (n.)
- 1650s, from lethal + -ity.
Example
- 1. The alerts , by definition , measure a new virus 's spread , not its lethality .
- 2. The lethality of venom depends on a combination of its potency , the volume delivered and the size of the victim .
- 3. Having had close calls with both sars and h5n1 , the world is watching and waiting to see if this new virus possesses the combination of infectiousness and lethality that made those two diseases such a worry .
- 4. The lethality can vary from country to country , depending on viral mutations , how prepared each country is , what other diseases its population has , and other factors .
- 5. Psychotherapy is generally the treatment of choice , but as the severity of depression , chronicity of depression , worsening of patient functioning and increasing lethality develops , medications may be a more prominent choice .