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
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The first known use of bolus was in 1562
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