dos·age (d  s j)n. 1. a. Administration of a therapeutic agent in prescribed amounts. b. Determination of the amount to be so administered. c. The amount so administered. 2. Addition of an ingredient to a substance in a specific amount, especially to wine. |
dosage [ˈdəʊsɪdʒ]
n
1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) the administration of a drug or agent in prescribed amounts and at prescribed intervals
2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) the optimum therapeutic dose and optimum interval between doses
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (Physics / General Physics) another name for dose [3] [4]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  dosage - the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one timeindefinite quantity - an estimated quantity |
| 2. |  dosage - a measured portion of medicine taken at any one timebooster dose, booster shot, recall dose, booster - an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective hit - a dose of a narcotic drug lethal dose - the size dose that will cause death medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
Translations
dosage [ˈdəʊsɪdʒ] N [of medicine] → dosificación f; (in instructions for use of medication) → posología f; (= amount) → dosis f inv
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