Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A specified quantity of a therapeutic agent, such as medicine, prescribed to be taken at one time or at stated intervals.
- noun The amount of radiation administered as therapy to a given site.
- noun An ingredient added, especially to wine, to impart flavor or strength.
- noun An amount, especially of something unpleasant, to which one is subjected.
- noun Slang A venereal infection.
- transitive verb To give (someone) a dose, as of medicine.
- transitive verb To give or prescribe (medicine) in specified amounts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To divide into proper quantities for a dose; calculate the amount of (a drug) that should be prescribed for a dose.
- To administer in doses: as, to
dose out a bottle of jalap. - To give doses to; give medicine or physic to.
- In wine-manuf., to add sugar, cognac, or whatever is needful to give a distinctive character to.
- noun The quantity of medicine given or prescribed to be taken at one time or within a specified time; of liquid medicine, a potion.
- noun Hence Anything given to be swallowed, literally or figuratively; especially, a portion or allotment of something nauseous or disagreeable either to the recipient or to others.
- noun A quantity or amount of something regarded as analogous in some respect to a medical prescription, or to medicine in use or effect.
- noun In wine-manuf., the quantity of something added to the wine to give it its peculiar character: as, a dose of syrup or cognac added to champagne. See
dosage , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the patient or the disease; to form into suitable doses.
- transitive verb To give doses to; to medicine or physic to; to give potions to, constantly and without need.
- transitive verb To give anything nauseous to.
- noun The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at one time.
- noun A sufficient quantity; a portion; as much as one can take, or as falls to one to receive.
- noun Anything unpleasant that one is obliged to take; a disagreeable portion thrust upon one; also used figuratively, .
- noun a quantity of radiation which an object absorbs, or to which it is exposed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
measured portion ofmedicine taken at any one time. - noun The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered at any one time.
- noun A
venereal infection. - verb to
administer a dose - verb to
prescribe a dose
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- noun the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
- noun a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
- verb administer a drug to
- verb treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
- noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Since I mentioned the title dose it matter at all the format used?
unknown title 2009
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Hope your dose is as quick as mine was - 26 hours and all better.
Flu by wire kittenpie 2006
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But there does appear to be a what they call a dose linkage, meaning the more you take, the higher likelihood you may have some of these other problems, Heidi.
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On this first morning he put aside his newspapers -- one an old established Tory journal, with all the local and county news, which was the most interesting to him; the other the _Morning Chronicle_, which he called his dose of bitters, and which called out many a strong expression and tolerably pungent oath.
Wives and Daughters Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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Check on the Tuner there a label dose it say NTSC or PAL
VideoHelp.com Forum 2009
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When multiple doses are contained in a vial, each time another dose is given, a needle is inserted into the rubber stopper that seals the vial.
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Your NP will be available to help you on a daily basis to navigate insulin dose changes, reach developmental goals with your child, and custom work special social situations.
A Team Approach 2010
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We will take images during the injection of CCK and continue for about 20 minutes after the dose is complete.
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For example, Flovent inhalers come with 120 "actuations," or puffs of medicine, because the recommended dose is two puffs twice a day, which equals four puffs a day total.
Asthma FAQs 2010
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Since the additional dose is not harmful and provides extra protection even in first-dose responders, everyone is recommended to get the second dose.
Vaccine Schedules 2010
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