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

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2. (specialist) a small round mass of a substance, especially food that has been chewed to make it soft before it is swallowed
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a large pill): via late Latin from Greek bōlos ‘clod’.

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