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bolus

[ boh-luh s ]
/ ˈboʊ ləs /
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noun, plural bo·lus·es.

Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
a soft, roundish mass or lump, especially of chewed food.
bole2.

RELATED WORDS

medicine, tablet, dose, pellet, pill, bullet, lozenge, troche, cap, food, chew, rumen, quid, stone, ball, shot, wad, mass, rock, pebble

Nearby words

bolton, boltonia, boltrope, boltzmann, boltzmann constant, bolus, bolyai, bolzano, bolzano-weierstrass theorem, bolívar, bolívar, simón

Origin of bolus

1595–1605; < Late Latin bōlus clod of earth < Greek bôlos clod, lump; see bole2
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British Dictionary definitions for bolus

bolus

/ (ˈbəʊləs) /

noun plural -luses

a small round soft mass, esp of chewed food
an intravenous injection of a single dose of a drug over a short period
obsolete a large pill or tablet used in veterinary and clinical medicine
another word for bole 2

Word Origin for bolus

C17: from New Latin, from Greek bōlos clod, lump
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Medicine definitions for bolus

bolus

[ bō′ləs ]

n. pl. bo•lus•es

A round mass.
A single, relatively large dose of a drug that is administered for therapeutic purposes and taken orally.
A concentrated mass of a pharmaceutical substance administered intravenously for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
A soft mass of chewed food within the mouth or alimentary canal.
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