Definition of bolus Bolus
/bowˈlʌs/ - [bowlus] - bo•lus
We found 9 definitions of bolus from 7 different sources.
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What does bolus mean?
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NounPlural: boluses |
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| bolus - a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine | ||
| bolus - a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bolus (n.)
A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bolus
bō′lus, n. a rounded mass of anything: a large pill. [L. bolus—Gr. bōlos, a lump.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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bolus
A nick name for an apothecary.
Wikipedia 
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In biology, a bolus (from the Latin word for "ball"), is a ball-shaped living thing.
In medicine, a bolus" is a large amount of a drug given to patients to raise the blood level before treatment.
A " bolus can also refer to a ball of food after it has been chewed. It passes down the oesophagus by peristalsis.
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🔤- bolus, noun, singular of boluses.
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