Definition of Bolus. Meaning of Bolus. Synonyms of Bolus

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Definition of Bolus

Bolus
Bolus Bo"lus, n.; pl. Boluses. [L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G. ? lump of earth. See Bole, n., clay.] A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.

Meaning of Bolus from wikipedia

- Look up bolus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bolus may refer to: Bolus, Iran, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran Bolus, or Baulus, an Anatolian village...
- In medicine, a bolus (from Latin bolus, ball) is the administration of a discrete amount of medication, drug, or other compound within a specific time...
- In digestion, a bolus (from Latin bolus, "ball") is a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing (which...
- Bolu, formerly Claudiopolis (Gr****: Κλαυδιούπολις), is a city in northern Turkey, and administrative center of the Bolu Province and of Bolu District,...
- bakers created the predecessor of the Zeeuwse bolus. Later bakers from Zeeland perfected the art of the bolus, sometimes using steam ovens to keep the cinnamon...
- Goldblatt Gladiolus uysiae L. Bolus ex G. Lewis Gladiolus ****tus Bolus f. (sect. Homoglossum) Gladiolus vandermerwei (L. Bolus) Goldblatt & De Vos Gladiolus...
- factors. In some cases, a bolus of plain IV solution (i.e. without medication added) is administered immediately after the bolus to further force the medicine...
- food bolus obstruction. In an emergency room setting, someone with food bolus obstruction may be observed for a period to see if the food bolus p****es...
- daily injections. Many modern insulin pumps have a "bolus wizard" that calculates how much bolus insulin is needed, taking into account expected carbohydrate...
- caudal to the bolus. This allows the food bolus to effectively be pushed forward along the digestive tract. After food is chewed into a bolus, it is swallowed...