dose
Plural
doses
1
a measured amount of drug or medicine that is taken at a given time
- The doctor prescribed a dose of 500 milligrams of the medication to be taken twice daily.
- She forgot to take her morning dose, so she took it as soon as she remembered.
- The patient was instructed to take a dose every eight hours to maintain effective levels of the drug.
- They calculated the dose based on the patient’s weight and medical condition.
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the amount of a substance or radiation absorbed or administered at a given time
- The laboratory measured the radiation dose.
- Workers must limit their dose of chemicals.
- The patient received a high dose of the active compound.
- Sunscreen reduces the UV dose absorbed by the skin.
- Scientists calculated the dose of pollutants in the sample.
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3
a hallucinogenic drug, lysergic acid diethylamide
- Users report vivid experiences after a dose.
- The dealer sold a single dose to the customer.
- Medical studies examined the effects of a controlled dose.
- Police seized several doses during the raid.
- The subject became disoriented after using dose.
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a sexually transmitted infection or disease
- He feared he had caught a dose.
- Safe practices reduce the risk of receiving a dose.
- The clinic provides treatment for anyone with a dose.
- Discussions about sexual health often include preventing a dose.
- Some individuals carry a dose without showing symptoms.