bolus

(Engels)

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.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbəʊləs/

Etymologie (Engels)

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

Concepten

bolus

pil

💊

Synoniemen

pill

💊

small ball

loaf

lump

pellet

sod

swallow

amount passed down throat

pilula

bead

terra miraculosa

bole

Vertalingen

bolo

βώλος

bol

topak

kapsül

top

bol alimentaire

píndola grossa

bolus

piguła

bolo

bolo alimenticio

القرص

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