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prebolus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-bo-lus
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take a premeal (preprandial) bolus of insulin shortly before a meal (usually just a few minutes before).

Intransitive verb

verb

To administer (one's insulin dose) in this way.

Transitive verb

verb

To preempt bad effects of (one's meals) in this way.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pre- + bolus.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

preboluses (present, singular) prebolusing (participle, present) prebolused (participle, past) prebolused (past) pre-bolus (alternative)

Questions

What does prebolus mean?
To take a premeal (preprandial) bolus of insulin shortly before a meal (usually just a few minutes before).
Where does prebolus come from?
From pre- + bolus.

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