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    bolus
    /ˈbəʊləs/

    noun

    • 1. a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing: "mucin holds the particles of food together in a ball or bolus"
    • 2. a type of large pill used in veterinary medicine.

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  3. A bolus is a small round lump of a substance, especially partly digested food, or a single dose of a drug. Learn more about the medical and specialized meanings of bolus, and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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      BOLUS meaning: 1. a small round lump of a substance,...

  4. Apr 25, 2024 · A bolus is a concentrated dose of a substance given for immediate effect. Learn about the different types of boluses, such as IV, IM, SC, ID, epidural, intrathecal, and feeding boluses, and their applications in medicine.

  5. A bolus is a rounded mass, such as a large pill or a soft mass of chewed food. In medicine, a bolus is a dose of a substance given intravenously or by injection.

  6. 1. a rounded mass of food or pharmaceutical preparation ready to be swallowed, or such a mass passing through the gastrointestinal tract. 2. a concentrated mass of pharmaceutical preparation, e.g., an opaque contrast medium, given intravenously or swallowed.

  7. Bolus is a noun that means a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill, or a soft lump of chewed food. Learn more about its usage, history and synonyms from Dictionary.com.

  8. A bolus is a mixture of food and saliva that is ready to be swallowed. Learn how chewing, saliva, and gastric juices help break down and digest food into chyme.

  9. A bolus is a round mass of a substance, such as a dose of a drug or a soft lump of food. Learn more about the origin, usage and synonyms of the word bolus from various sources.