BOLUS
bolus
(noun) a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine
bolus
(noun) a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bolus (plural boli or boluses)
A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.
Usage notes
• Boli is the somewhat more common plural form of bolus in scholarly use.
Verb
bolus (third-person singular simple present boluses, present participle bolusing, simple past and past participle bolused)
(intransitive) To take a dose of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.
Anagrams
• Loubs, bouls, lobus
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"lus, n.; pl. Boluses. Etym: [L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G. lump of earth. See Bole, n., clay.]
Definition: A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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