dose
noun
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
Example Sentences
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Doctors could potentially use this type of information to identify people who might benefit from additional vaccine doses, more careful follow-up or other protective strategies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Trying to vaccinate wild populations is almost impossible, partly because you need two doses of the vaccine," Todd told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Novo Nordisk recently disclosed that uptake of the pill has been particularly strong for its lowest doses across self-paying patients, which are also around half the price of the higher doses in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
John Hamilton, of Ark Vet Centre in Lockerbie, said they had 20,000 doses of the vaccine in stock at the start of the week but "that disappeared over 48 hours".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
In high enough doses, radiation sickness almost always causes nausea, headaches, and a general feeling of illness that can last anywhere from a few hours to two days.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
