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bo·lus  (bls)

n. pl. bo·lus·es

1. A round mass: "A dense bolus of trapped dolphins fills the frame" (Kenneth Browser).

2.

a. A single, relatively large quantity of a substance, such as a dose of a drug, intended for therapeutic use and taken orally.

b. A concentrated mass of a substance administered intravenously for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

3. A soft mass of chewed food within the mouth or alimentary canal.

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[Medieval Latin blus, from Greek blos, lump of earth.]

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bolus [ˈbəʊləs]

n pl -luses

1. a small round soft mass, esp of chewed food

2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) an intravenous injection of a single dose of a drug over a short period

3. (Medicine / Pharmacology) Obsolete a large pill or tablet used in veterinary and clinical medicine

4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) another word for bole²

[from New Latin, from Greek bōlos clod, lump]

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Bolus a small rounded mass of a substance.

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bolus, chyme - Bolus is chewed food ready for swallowing, and chyme is swallowed, partially digested food.

See also related terms for swallow.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bolus - a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) globe, orb, ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
	2.	bolus - a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine lozenge, pill, tablet, tab - a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

Translations

bolus

n pl <-es> (Med) → große Pille