bolus

FREQ #35501

n. 小而圆的物块, 大丸药

发音

其它 /ˈbəʊləs/
US /ˈbəʊləs/

词形变化

boli boluses 复数 boluses boli 复数 bolused boluses 三单 bolusing bolusing 现在分词 bolused 过去式 bolused 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

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

v.
  1. 1.

    To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

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相关短语

holus bolus

词源

From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.

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