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Webster 1913 Edition

Bolus

Bo′lus

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Boluses
.
[L.
bolus
bit, morsel; cf. G.
[GREEK]
lump of earth. See
Bole
,
Noun.
, clay.]
A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bolus

BO'LUS

,
Noun.
[L. bolus; Gr. a mass.] A soft mass of any thing medicinal to be swallowed at once, like a pill. It may be of any ingredients, made a little thicker than honey.

Definition 2024

Bolus

Bolus

See also: bolus and bolús

Translingual

Proper noun

Bolus

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Harry Bolus (1834-1911).

bolus

bolus

See also: Bolus and bolús

English

Noun

bolus ‎(plural boli or boluses)

  1. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
  2. A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

Usage notes

  • Boli is the somewhat more common plural form of bolus in scholarly use.

Translations

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbolus/

Verb

bolus

  1. conditional of boli

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊləs

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