sublethal
Below killing threshold
Sublethal describes a dose, exposure, or effect that causes harm without killing: sublethal levels of pesticide, sublethal radiation exposure.
The term appears most often in toxicology, environmental science, and medicine, where understanding damage short of death matters for safety standards and ecological impact assessment.
Diminished function or capacity
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
fatigue · discomfort · irritation · inflammation · numbness · sensitivity · subclinical · behavioral
Willingness to accept difference
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- marginEdge of a page
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
benchmark · parameter · safety · standard · guideline · dose · range · endpoint
Measured medicine amount
- chronicPersisting over time
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- bioaccumulationPollutant concentration in tissues
- ingestionConsuming into the body
absorption · inhalation · dermal · pesticide · radiation · contaminant · pollutant · particulates
Regaining what was lost
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
viability · regeneration · recuperation · acclimation · compensation · repair · homeostasis · detoxification
Harmfulness to living cells
- neurotoxicityHarmful effects on nerves
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- carcinogenicityCapacity to cause cancer
sensitization · pharmacokinetics · dose-response · LD50 · biomarker · assay
impairment
Diminished function or capacity
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
malaise · fatigue · discomfort · irritation · inflammation · numbness · sensitivity · subclinical · behavioral · developmental
tolerance
Willingness to accept difference
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- marginEdge of a page
level · benchmark · parameter · safety · standard · guideline · dose · range · endpoint · cutoff
dosage
Measured medicine amount
- chronicPersisting over time
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- bioaccumulationPollutant concentration in tissues
ingestion · absorption · inhalation · dermal · pesticide · radiation · contaminant · pollutant · particulates · metabolites
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
survival · viability · regeneration · recuperation · acclimation · compensation · repair · homeostasis · detoxification · metabolism
cytotoxicity
Harmfulness to living cells
- neurotoxicityHarmful effects on nerves
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
carcinogenicity · sensitization · pharmacokinetics · dose-response · LD50 · biomarker · assay
sublethallethal
Causing or capable of death
fatal · deadly · mortal · killing · death-dealing
sublethallethal
Causing or capable of death
fatal · catastrophic · devastating · annihilating · exterminatory