bolus
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Definition of bolus
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
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noun
- A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
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A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.
“I gave him a bolus, twice the size of a gooseberry.”
verb
- (transitive)To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.
- (intransitive)To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.
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Etymology
From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.
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