lethality

1. 1.

   The fact of something being lethal; the ability of something to kill.

   致命性；致死能力。

2. 2.

   The degree of lethal (mortal) danger that something (usually a disease or a weapon) presents; the magnitude of its power to kill organisms exposed to it; this property is indirectly measured by any of various proxy rates, including mortality rate, case fatality rate, or infection fatality rate (for diseases) or kill rate (for weapons, pesticides, or parasites).

   某物(常指疾病或武器)所具有的致命危险程度,即杀死接触生物的能力大小；通常间接以死亡率、病死率、感染病死率(疾病)或杀伤率(武器、农药、寄生虫)等指标衡量。

某物(常指疾病或武器)所具有的致命危险程度,即杀死接触生物的能力大小；通常间接以死亡率、病死率、感染病死率(疾病)或杀伤率(武器、农药、寄生虫)等指标衡量。；致死性；[医] 致死率

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