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bolus

/ˈbəʊləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
bo-lus
IPA
/ˈbəʊləs/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

verb

To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.

Transitive verb

verb

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

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bōlus, βῶλος

Usage

Inflected Forms

boluses (plural) boli (nonstandard, plural) boluses (present, singular) bolusing (participle, present) bolused (participle, past) bolused (past)

Derived Forms

intrabolus prebolus

Phrases

holus-bolus

Frequently Paired Words

holus-bolus prebolus

Homonyms

bowless

Rhymes With

polis colas gladiolus polus bolas dolus

Questions

How do you pronounce bolus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbəʊləs/.
What does bolus mean?
A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
Where does bolus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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