megadose

[meg-uh-dohs]

noun

1. a dose many times the usual amount, as of a vitamin or drug.

megadose

/ ˈmɛɡəˌdəʊs /

noun

1. a very large dose, as of a medicine, vitamin, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of megadose¹

First recorded in 1970–75; mega- + dose

Example Sentences

In addition, some natural sweeteners can cause an intestinal reaction, due to the megadose of fiber provided.

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Written in a tone so conversational you can practically hear it in your ear, “You Are Ketchup” feels like a megadose of straight advice from a muso-mentor who’s been there.

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She took her first megadose of oral famotidine on 28 March.

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But for others, there’s not enough evidence to show a megadose would be helpful, Siscovick says.

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So she interprets the directions for them, also reminding her mother to take the prescribed megadose of vitamin D, for osteoporosis, only weekly, not daily.

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