noun Download 🔗Share A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. Examples : "After chewing her dinner, Maria swallowed the bolus of food. " body food physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form. Examples : "The doctor gave the patient a bolus of antibiotics to quickly fight the severe infection. " medicine physiology body biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take a dose of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes. Examples : "Before eating lunch, Maria had to bolus her insulin to cover the carbohydrates in her meal. " medicine physiology disease body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading