dose
noun
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
Example Sentences
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"Higher doses of cannabinoids and environmental stress worked together to synergistically release the 'brake' on the central amygdala, which in turn drove excessive anxiety," Patel explained.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
She remained alive after two doses of the lethal sedative pentobarbital, which may have entered her arm tissue instead of her bloodstream.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
That surge prompted public-health officials to recommend people get two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine, which was introduced in the U.S. in the 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Speaking to CNN on Sunday morning, Pike's lawyer Stephen Ferrell said doctors were still trying to clear two doses of pentobarbital from her body.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Her learning issues have a known cause: chemotherapy, administered in high doses, to treat childhood leukemia.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
