Main Entry: ¹dose

Pronunciation: \ˈdōs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin dosis, from Greek, literally, act of giving, from didonai to give — more at date

Date: 15th century

1 a : the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time b : the quantity of radiation administered or absorbed
2 : a portion of a substance added during a process
3 : an amount of something likened to a prescribed or measured quantity of medicine <a daily dose of hard work> <a dose of scandal>
4 : a gonorrheal infection