Definitions for BOLUS
ˈboʊ ləsbo·lus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bolusnoun

   a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)

2. bolusnoun

   a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bolusnoun

   A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.

2. bolusnoun

   A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

3. Etymology: From bolus, from βωλος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bolusnoun

   A form of medicine, in which the ingredients are made up into a soft mass, larger than pills, to be swallowed at once.

   Etymology: βόλος.

   Keep their bodies soluble the while by clysters, lenitive boluses of cassia and manna, with syrup of violets. Richard Wiseman.

   By poets we are well assur’d,
   That love, alas! can ne’er be cur’d;
   A complicated heap of ills,
   Despising boluses and pills. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bolus

   A bolus is a single, relatively large quantity of a substance, typically one that is prepared for immediate release and absorption within the body. In medicine, it refers to a concentrated dose of a drug or substance given all at once to achieve a specific concentration in the body, often intravenously. In digestion, it refers to a ball-like mixture of chewed food and saliva that is ready to be swallowed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bolusnoun

   a rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bolus

   In medicine, a bolus is the administration of a medication, drug or other compound that is given to raise its concentration in blood to an effective level. The administration can be given intravenously, by intramuscular, intrathecal or subcutaneous injection.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bolus

   bō′lus, n. a rounded mass of anything: a large pill. [L. bolus—Gr. bōlos, a lump.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bolusnoun

   A large (6"diam. x 5" long) custom-molded of parrafin [sp.] (for each patient) lens-type cover for the proton therapy machine in the oncology department of Loma Linda University Medical Center, where it was invented, Loma Linda, California (c. 1990). Contact: protons.com 909-558-8243 (Submitted by patient Steve Wergeland 909-793-2609, 760-515-0653, 714-721-6333) 8/2/22 ( Search "Original KYMS")

   Insert each bolus for the last time, then give them to the patient for something to remember us by. (?) SLW

   Etymology: Same as you already have here.

   
   

   Submitted by dnalegrew on August 2, 2022  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BOLUS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bolus is ranked #50771 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bolus surname appeared 411 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bolus.
   
   71.2% or 293 total occurrences were White.
   18.4% or 76 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.6% or 23 total occurrences were Black.
   3.6% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Ball
   • Pill

How to pronounce BOLUS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BOLUS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BOLUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BOLUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of BOLUS in a Sentence

1. Deacon Maddox:

   The algorithm is a very simple formula. The number of adult populations in your state times... the number of doses( available). And then we make an adjustment for a strategic reserve, which is 5 % of the total bolus that is presented to the government. And then we take half of what's left, and put half in storage, because the federal government holds the second dose until the state can order it, really, there's no magic to this.

2. Aoi Sedarat:

   If there is acid reflux, it can get aggravated by some vitamins and natural remedies, if that continues to be a problem, it can cause a narrowing in the esophagus. Taking a large bolus of anything, especially pills, it can get obstructed there.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BOLUS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bolus
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BOLUS
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BOLUS
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BOLUS
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BOLUS
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html