bolus

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bo·lus | \ ˈbō-ləs

plural boluses

Definition of bolus

1 : a rounded mass: such as

a : a large pill

b : a soft mass of chewed food

2 medical

a : a dose of a substance (such as a drug) given intravenously

b : a large dose of a substance given by injection for the purpose of rapidly achieving the needed therapeutic concentration in the bloodstream

Examples of bolus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This quick test saves him from wasting a bolus of precious (seriously) sperm on a millipede inamorata from the wrong species. — Emily Willingham, Wired, "Does a Millipede Have a Penis? Well ... Define 'Penis'," 22 Sep. 2020 Audi's brash little bolus is a design statement that eclipses the Bimmer and anything else in this class. — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, "Tested: 2000 Audi TT Goes All-In on Style," 1 June 2020 In a worrying sign for Antarctic wildlife, Borowicz has started finding bits of plastic in bird boluses, lumps of undigested food that birds regurgitate as part of the feeding process. — Time, "Plastics Still Manage to Reach the End of the World. One Organization Is Trying to Make Sure Polluters Are Held Responsible," 9 Apr. 2020 Then again, the whole interconnected extent of the bolus (in the German original) makes it a natural for the Internet and hypertext. — Michael Hofmann, The New York Review of Books, "Musil’s Infinities," 10 Mar. 2020 Other software programs include StentViz to get better visualization of stents; InnovaChase, which can follow contrast bolus at a rate of 5 frames per second; and Innova Vision, for live 3D rotational images at a single click. — Sponsored Content With Emergency Hospital Systems, Houston Chronicle, "New Cath Lab Brings Cutting-edge Cardiac Care to Cleveland, Texas Residents," 12 Aug. 2019 In manual mode, there’s what’s known as a dual-wave bolus that allows you to fine-tune doses to reflect different foods or circumstances. — David Lazarus, latimes.com, "Cutting-edge tech makes diabetes management easier (and less painful) than ever," 7 June 2018 But true mastery of the subject requires not only a big bolus of math and physics but a whopping expansion of one’s inner vision. — Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, "The Greatest Show on Earth," 11 Aug. 2017

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“Bolus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bolus. Accessed 17 Jan. 2021.

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bolus

noun

bo·lus | \ ˈbō-ləs

plural boluses

Medical Definition of bolus

1 : a rounded mass: as

a : a large pill

b : a soft mass of chewed food

2a : a dose of a substance (as a drug) given intravenously

b : a large dose of a substance given by injection for the purpose of rapidly achieving the needed therapeutic concentration in the bloodstream the patient receives a bolus dose to reach the minimum effective analgesic concentration— J. F. Camp subcutaneous injection of a premeal bolus of fast-acting insulin

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