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bolus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.
    • I gave him a bolus, twice the size of a gooseberry. 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:

Forms

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boli Number=Plur nonstandard lexicographic
boluses Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

prebolus · intrabolus

Translations (12)

it bolo (round mass of food) · pt bólus (large dose of a drug) · fr bol (round mass of food) · pt bolo (round mass of food) · pl kęs (round mass of food) · hu falat (round mass of food) · es bolo alimenticio (round mass of food) · fi pallero (round mass of food) · fr bol alimentaire (round mass of food) · kmr loq (round mass of food) · pl dawka (large dose of a drug) · es bolo (large dose of a drug)

bolus en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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bolused Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bolused Tense=Past lexicographic
boluses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bolusing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

prebolus

Relateds

holus-bolus