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Etymology
Origin of dosage
Explanation
Dosage is the amount of medicine you take and how often you take it. The recommended dosage for your antibiotic might be one pill twice a day for a week, for example. Prescription medications, as well as drugs like aspirin or cough syrup that you buy over the counter, include the dosage information on the bottle or container. Nutritional supplements, such as vitamin C, also include a dosage or a suggested quantity to take. In medicine, dose is used to mean "amount" and dosage to mean "frequency."
Vocabulary lists containing dosage
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On his best nights, when the velocity and command combine for a lethal dosage, Sasaki blows past batters with a triple-digit fastball and cutting off-speed pitches.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026
Without insurance coverage, the cost of obesity drugs ranges from $149 to $1,060 a month, depending on dosage and whether it’s a pill or injectable.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
By examining such a large body of evidence together, the team was able to identify patterns related to both dosage and duration of use.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
The recent report didn’t specify the president’s current aspirin dosage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
They proposed that the allowable daily dosage for a human being should be one-hundredth of a roentgen, about a tenth of the standard applied to X-rays.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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