bolus

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Noun

bolus (plural boli)

1. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
2. A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

Translations

• French: bol
• Italian: bolo
• Portuguese: bolo
• Spanish: bolo alimenticio

Translations

• Portuguese: bolos
• Spanish: bolo

Verb

bolus (boluses, present participle bolusing; past and past participle bolused)

1. (intransitive) To take a dose of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.

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