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Bolus

//ˈbəʊləs// noun, verb

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Noun

1
A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
2
a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine wordnet
3
A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.
"I gave him a bolus, twice the size of a gooseberry."
4
a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) wordnet

Verb

1
To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses. transitive
2
To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.

Etymology 2

From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.

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