: a dose of a substance (such as a drug) given intravenously
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: a large dose of a substance given by injection for the purpose of rapidly achieving the needed therapeutic concentration in the bloodstream
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe feature is used for bolus insulin dosing, said the company. Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022 The remaining billion-plus bolus that the NIH has to spend? Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2021 First, a fast-acting bolus of toxins temporarily freezes the fish; a second wave induces irreversible paralysis. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2021 Disney’s Star Wars arm has promised a krayt dragon–sized bolus of content over the next few years, mostly on the strength of The Mandalorian, Disney+’s ace series. Adam Rogers, Wired, 11 Feb. 2021 This quick test saves him from wasting a bolus of precious (seriously) sperm on a millipede inamorata from the wrong species. Emily Willingham, Wired, 22 Sep. 2020 Audi's brash little bolus is a design statement that eclipses the Bimmer and anything else in this class. Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 1 June 2020 In a worrying sign for Antarctic wildlife, Borowicz has started finding bits of plastic in bird boluses, lumps of undigested food that birds regurgitate as part of the feeding process.Time, 9 Apr. 2020 Then again, the whole interconnected extent of the bolus (in the German original) makes it a natural for the Internet and hypertext. Michael Hofmann, The New York Review of Books, 10 Mar. 2020 See More