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DOSAGE
dose, dosage
(noun) a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
dose, dosage
(noun) the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dosage (countable and uncountable, plural dosages)
The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine.
The measured amount so administered or added; the dose.
Anagrams
• dagoes, sea dog, sea-dog, seadog
Source: Wiktionary
Dos"age (dos"ayj), n. [Cf. F. dosage. See Dose, v.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: The administration of medicine in doses; specif., a scheme or system of grading doses of medicine according to age, etc.
2. The process of adding some ingredient, as to wine, to give flavor, character, or strength.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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