bolus

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
    — I gave him a bolus, twice the size of a gooseberry.
动词 v.
  1. To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses. transitive
  2. To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes. intransitive

词形变化

boluses plural boli nonstandard,plural boluses present,singular,third-person bolusing participle,present bolused participle,past bolused past

词汇关系

衍生词
intrabolus prebolus
相关词
holus-bolus

词源

词源 1
From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.
词源 2
From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.
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