bolus

[boh-luhs]

noun

plural

boluses 

1. Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine.,  a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. bol.

2. a soft, roundish mass or lump, especially of chewed food.

3. bole.

bolus

/ ˈbəʊləs /

noun

1. a small round soft mass, esp of chewed food

2. an intravenous injection of a single dose of a drug over a short period

3. obsolete,  a large pill or tablet used in veterinary and clinical medicine

4. another word for bole 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of bolus¹

1595–1605; < Late Latin bōlus clod of earth < Greek bôlos clod, lump; bole ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of bolus¹

C17: from New Latin, from Greek bōlos clod, lump

Related Words

• dose 
• pellet 
• pill