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bolus

noun
/ˈbəʊləs/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from βῶλος
  2. borrowed from bōlus

Definitions

  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.

  3. To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

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

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

The neighborhood

Derived

intrabolus, prebolus

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bolus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA