bolus

noun

  1. 1

    A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.

  2. 2

    A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

verb

  1. 1

    To take a dose of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.

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