dose
[ dohs ]
/ doʊs /
noun
verb (used with object), dosed, dos·ing.
verb (used without object), dosed, dos·ing.
to take a dose of medicine.
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Origin of dose
First recorded in 1590–1600; French , from Late Latin dosis, from Greek dósis “a giving, gift,” derivative of didónai “to give”
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British Dictionary definitions for dose
dose
/ (dəʊs) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of dose
doser, nounWord Origin for dose
C15: from French, from Late Latin dosis, from Greek: a giving, from didonai to give
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Medical definitions for dose
dose
[ dōs ]
n.
A specified quantity of a therapeutic agent, such as a drug, prescribed to be taken at one time or at stated intervals.
The amount of radiation administered as therapy to a given site.
v.
To give or prescribe something, such as medicine, in specified amounts.
To give someone a dose, as of medicine.
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