macrodose
/ˈmækɹoʊˌdoʊs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A relatively large dose of (something, such as a drug or radiation), particularly as contrasted with a microdose.
verb
To take a relatively large dose of (something, particularly a drug), particularly as contrasted with microdosing.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Here macrodose is defined as the average dose for a large-size object such as a liver or a tumour."
- "The mass of non-radiolabeled dose in the total mass administered is selected to meet the aims of the study. The non-radiolabeled dose could be a macrodose (> 100 μg), in designs defined herein as “macrodose with microtracer” studies."
- "This is the equivalent of nearly 7 quarts per day for an adult—truly a macrodose! Vomiting, diarrhea, colic, and occult bleeding are symptoms of allergy. It also affects the respiratory tract (runny nose, cough, asthma) and the skin […]"
- "Much less expensive than either is macrodosing with vitamins C, D, and E, which has been shown to be beneficial in slowing the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee."
- "(Gasser et al., 2014) While this may have been a factor in our respondents' experiences, we did not ask them if they had macrodosed during their microdosing period."
- "'In which case,' I'd pointed out, 'you're not microdosing at all, you're macrodosing'"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English dose English macrodose From macro- + dose.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmækɹoʊˌdoʊs/