dose

dose
[[t]do͟ʊs[/t]]
doses, dosing, dosed
1) N-COUNT: oft N of n A dose of medicine or a drug is a measured amount of it which is intended to be taken at one time.

One dose of penicillin can wipe out the infection.

2) N-COUNT: usu adj N of n (emphasis) You can refer to an amount of something as a dose of that thing, especially when you want to emphasize that there is a great deal of it.

She was born with a healthy dose of self-confidence...

The West is getting a heavy dose of snow and rain today.

3) VERB If you dose a person or animal with medicine, you give them an amount of it.

[V n with n] The doctor fixed the rib, dosed him heavily with drugs, and said he would probably get better...

[V pron-refl with n] I dosed myself with quinine.

Dose up means the same as dose.

V n P with n I dosed him up with Valium.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Dose — means quantity in the following fields: In nutrition, medicine, and toxicology: Dose (biochemistry), the quantity of something that may be eaten by or administered to an organism, or that an organism may be exposed to Medicine and toxicology… …   Wikipedia

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  • Dose — Dose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {dosing}.] [Cf. F. doser. See {Dose}, n.] 1. To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the patient or the disease; to form into suitable doses. [1913 Webster] 2. To give doses to; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dose — Sf std. (14. Jh., Standard 17. Jh.) Nicht etymologisierbar. Ein ursprünglich niederdeutsches Wort unklarer Herkunft. Vermutet wird eine Entlehnung aus gr. dósis Gabe über ml. dosis unter der Annahme, daß Arzneigaben in einer Kapsel verabreicht… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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