Examples of bolus in a Sentence
Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022
His thesis — that identity politics have distracted activists from the central bolus of economic inequality — certainly feels plausible.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Even though the biggest bolus of sales are behind, the US fall will still be an important milestone for Moderna.
—Ike Swetlitz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
Tandem Diabetes Care The Minimed 770G artificial pancreas, a hybrid system, manages metabolic insulin dosages—–it modulates the basal rate but does not administer correction boluses.
—Boris Kovatchev, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2021
Applied across the more than 600 gigawatts of wind power capacity installed worldwide, either estimate represents an impressive bolus of clean energy that can be seized with little extra investment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
And there was a very small bolus.
—CBS News, 17 Jan. 2021
Soda or carbonated water bubbles can help break down the food bolus too.
—Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
The next day, the blood cultures all turned positive quickly, proving that a large bolus of colon bacteria must have burst into her bloodstream.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
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Word History
Late Latin, from Greek bōlos lump
1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Bolus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bolus. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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Medical Definition
bolus
noun
J. F. Camp
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