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dosage

[ doh-sij ]
/ ˈdoʊ sɪdʒ /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR dosage

noun

the administration of medicine in doses.
the amount of medicine to be given.
Physics. dose.
the process of adding a sugar solution to champagne and other sparkling wines before final corking.

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Origin of dosage

First recorded in 1840–50; dose + -age

Words nearby dosage

dory, doryman, dory skiff, DOS, dos-à-dos, dosage, do's and don'ts, dose, dose equivalent, dose of one's own medicine, dose-response curve
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Words related to dosage

shot, measurement, application, lot, measure, prescription, quantity, potion, hit, fix, share, dram, nip, slug, fill, draught, spoonful

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British Dictionary definitions for dosage

dosage
/ (ˈdəʊsɪdʒ) /

noun

the administration of a drug or agent in prescribed amounts and at prescribed intervals
the optimum therapeutic dose and optimum interval between doses
another name for dose (def. 3), dose (def. 4)
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Medical definitions for dosage

dosage
[ dō′sĭj ]

n.

Administration of a therapeutic agent in prescribed amounts.
Determination of the amount to be so administered.
The amount so administered.
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