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bolus /ˈbəʊləs /noun (plural boluses)1A small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing: mucin holds the particles of food together in a ball or bolus...- After passing the pharynx during swallowing, the food bolus enters the esophagus, which is positioned at approximately the level of the sixth cervical vertebra.
- On Midway Island in the Hawaiian chain, a bolus, or mass of chewed food, coughed up by one bird included many identifiable objects.
- Successively, ingestion, food transport to the processing teeth, chewing and bolus formation, and swallowing can be recognized.
2A type of large pill used in veterinary medicine.All cows with a fever were administered a non-antibiotic regimen of aspirin boluses and probiotic capsules....- Forage intake was estimated at Stillwater using slow-release chromic oxide boluses to estimate fecal output.
- Subsequently, the bolus is transferred to the digestive tract where it is chemically reduced.
2.1 Medicine A single dose of a drug or other medicinal preparation given all at once.Our analysis shows that the two weak stages in the system are drugs that require multiple step preparation and administration of doses as a bolus....- The drug bolus was followed by continuous infusion of 50 g/kg/hour until the experiment ended at 48 hours.
- Treatment was given intravenously as a bolus for the lowest two doses and as a 30-minute infusion for the two highest doses.
OriginMid 16th century (denoting a large pill): via late Latin from Greek bōlos 'clod'. RhymesAeolus, alveolus, bolas, gladiolus, holus-bolus, solus, toeless |