bolus
IPA: bˈoʊɫʌs
noun
- A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
- A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.
verb
- (transitive) To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.
- (intransitive) To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.
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Examples of "bolus" in Sentences
- Esophageal food bolus obstruction.
- This is done using bolus tracking.
- Retention of food bolus is also noted.
- Positioning bolus in the treatment beam.
- He called the cabinet a bolus of wankers.
- From there, the bolus moves into the caecum for digestion.
- A bolus of the compound is injected into the venous system.
- However, it is important that the bolus is uniform thickness.
- A super bolus is a method of increasing the spike of the standard bolus.
- A 'super bolus' is a method of increasing the spike of the standard bolus.
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