dose Meaning and Definition
1. n. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
2. n. a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
3. n. the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
4. n. a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
5. v. administer a drug to
6. v. treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
Dose means quantity (in units of energy/mass) in the fields of nutrition, medicine, and toxicology. Dosage is the rate of application of a dose, although in common and imprecise usage, the words are sometimes used synonymously.
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