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megadose

noun
/ˈmɛɡəˌdəʊs/

Etymology

From mega- + dose.

  1. derived from δόσις
  2. derived from dosis
  3. borrowed from dose
  4. prefixed as megadose — “mega + dose”

Definitions

  1. A dose of drug or vitamin far exceeding the normal or recommended amount, and usually…

    A dose of drug or vitamin far exceeding the normal or recommended amount, and usually given intentionally. Compare overdose.

    • [F]rom biblical times [...] to modern times when men are served megadoses of vitamin E for breakfast, women too have been interested in the potency of popular potions.

  2. To dose (a patient) with a very large amount of a drug.

  3. To dose with a very large amount of (a drug).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for megadose. 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