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bolus
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As a noun, bolus means a round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. As a verb, it means administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.
Meanings of bolus
5 meaningsnoun
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.
A large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine
verb
To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.
To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).