[英文释义] Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual,as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH,the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY,an epidemiological or statistical concept.
fatal adj. 1.命中注定的;避免不了的;必然的。 2.生死[成败]攸关的;致命的 (to). 3.毁灭性的;铸成不可挽回的错误的;悲惨的,不祥的;严重的,意外的。 a fatal blow 致命的打击。 a fatal disease 不治之症。 a fatal wound 致命伤。 a blow fatal to one's prospects 危害前途的巨大打击。 fatal and neglected 造成严重后果的疏忽 (= fatally neglected)。 fatal shears 死。 the fatal sisters 命运三女神 〔cf. the Fates〕. the fatal thread 生命线,生命,命脉。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
These complications may have a fatal outcome . 这些合并症可能会有致命的后果。
Four patients resulted in fatal outcome postoperatively while the others survived the episode without sequela after successful resuscitation 经过急救后,其中五位病人存活,然而四位病人术后死亡。
Whilst each factor is modest on its own, the combination delivers a fatal outcome in this case once the organism has disseminated 同时每种危险因素都是独立轻微的,但联合起来一旦引起此种微生物播散就可能导致致命性后果。