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Dosage

//ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time wordnet
  3. 3
    The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time wordnet
  5. 5
    The measured amount so administered or added (the dose), combined with the frequency of administration and the time period for which it is taken. countable, uncountable

    "Why did he give you only a single 500 mg dose? The correct dosage of this antibiotic is one 500 mg tablet twice a day for 10 days."

Etymology

From French dosage.

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