Complete Definition of "dose"

see|Dose
English

Etymology
:From Gr. δ��ι� dosis �a portion prescribed�, lit. �a giving�, used by w:Galen|Galen and other Greek physicians to mean an amount of medicine, from δίδοναι didonai �to give�.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-dose.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��s|-��s

Noun
en-noun

  1. A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
  2. The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation) administered at any one time.

Translations
trans-top|a measured portion of medicine
Finnish: annos, lääkeannos
German: dosis f
Greek,
:Ancient: δ��ι� (dosis) f
:Modern: δ��η (dosi) f
trans-mid
Ido: dozo
Italian: dose#Italian|dose f
trans-bottom

trans-top|The quantity of an agent administered at any one time
Finnish: annos
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Verb
en-verb|dos|ing

  1. To administer a dose
  2. To prescribe a dose

French

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-dose.ogg|Audio (US)

w:IPA|IPA: /d�z/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /dOz/

Noun
dose

  1. proportion

Italian

Noun
it-noun|dos|f|e|i

  1. dose#English|dose
  2. quantity, amount, measure

Derived terms
dosare

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