bolus

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

Noun

1. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
2. A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

Verb

1. (transitive) To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.
2. (intransitive) To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.

Sinonimai

pill

💊

small ball

loaf

lump

pellet

sod

swallow

amount passed down throat

pilula

bead

terra miraculosa

bole

Vertimai

bolo

bol

βώλος

kapsül

top

topak

bolus

pil

💊

bolo

bolo alimenticio

bolus

píndola grossa

Bissen

μεγάλο χάπι

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈbəʊləs/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.