BOLUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bolus mean? 

• BOLUS (noun)
  The noun BOLUS has 2 senses:

1. a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)

2. a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine

  Familiarity information: BOLUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOLUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small round soft mass (as of chewed food)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("bolus" is a kind of...):

ball; globe; orb (an object with a spherical shape)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bolus" is a kind of...):

lozenge; pill; tab; tablet (a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet)

 Context examples 

The initial volume of distribution for a substance administered by bolus intravascular dosing divided by the dose.

(Initial Volume of Distribution Normalized by Dose, NCI Thesaurus)

The initial volume of distribution for a substance administered by bolus intravascular dosing divided by the body mass index.

(Initial Volume of Distribution Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus)

The initial volume of distribution for a substance administered by bolus intravascular dosing.

(Initial Volume of Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)

The initial volume of distribution for a substance administered by bolus intravascular dosing divided by the surface area.

(Initial Volume of Distribution Normalized by Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)

The initial volume of distribution for a substance administered by bolus intravascular dosing divided by the weight.

(Initial Volume of Distribution Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus)

I'll take it on my shoulders, holus bolus, blame and shame, my boy; but stay here, I cannot let you.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

The vitamin-E based emulsion allows bolus infusion without steroid premedication and may diminish hypersensitivity reactions.

(Paclitaxel Vitamin E-Based Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

Applies only for intravascular bolus dosing.

(Observed Area Under the Curve Percent Back Extrapolation, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Given only for bolus IV models.

(Initial Concentration, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

In pharmacology, the initial concentration is given only for bolus IV models.

(Initial Concentration, NCI Thesaurus)