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Definition of bolus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bolus

noun

NAmE//ˈboʊləs//

1(medical) a single amount of a drug that is given at one time synonym dose

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2(technology) a small, round mass of substance, especially chewed food that is swallowed

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