dose

dose
noun
ADJECTIVE
high, large, massive, strong

a strong dose of painkillers

healthy, hefty

The movie also contains a healthy dose of comedy. (figurative)

low, small
correct, recommended
standard, usual
double, full, single
maximum
cumulative
daily
fatal, lethal

a lethal dose of radiation

VERB + DOSE
get, receive, take

patients who receive high doses of this drug

I had forgotten to take my dose of antibiotic.

administer, deliver, give sb

The nurse will administer the correct dose.

She needs to be given a daily dose of the medicine.

prescribe
increase
reduce
adjust, change

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  • dose — dose …   Dictionnaire des rimes

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  • dose — [ doz ] n. f. • 1462; doise XIIIe; lat. médiév. dosis, mot gr. « action de donner » 1 ♦ Quantité d un médicament qui doit être administrée en une fois. ⇒ mesure, posologie, quantité. Mesurer la dose avec un compte gouttes, avec une cuillère. Dose …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Dose — means quantity in the following fields: In nutrition, medicine, and toxicology: Dose (biochemistry), the quantity of something that may be eaten by or administered to an organism, or that an organism may be exposed to Medicine and toxicology… …   Wikipedia

  • Döse — Stadt Cuxhaven Koordinaten: 5 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • dose — DOSE. s. fém. Certaine quantité de chacune des drogues qui entrent dans la composition d un remède. On ne sauroit bien composer un remède, si on n en sait la dose. Prescrire la dose. f♛/b] On le dit aussi De diverses autres choses par extension.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Dose — (d[=o]s), n. [F. dose, Gr. do sis a giving, a dose, fr. dido nai to give; akin to L. dare to give. See {Date} point of time.] 1. The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at one time. [1913 Webster] 2. A sufficient quantity; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dose — Dose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {dosing}.] [Cf. F. doser. See {Dose}, n.] 1. To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the patient or the disease; to form into suitable doses. [1913 Webster] 2. To give doses to; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dose — Sf std. (14. Jh., Standard 17. Jh.) Nicht etymologisierbar. Ein ursprünglich niederdeutsches Wort unklarer Herkunft. Vermutet wird eine Entlehnung aus gr. dósis Gabe über ml. dosis unter der Annahme, daß Arzneigaben in einer Kapsel verabreicht… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • dose — |ó| s. f. 1. Quantidade determinada de cada ingrediente de uma preparação. 2. Porção de medicamento que se deve tomar de cada vez. 3. Quantidade, porção; ração. 4. dose de cavalo: a que é bem servida, em grande quantidade. 5. meia dose: (em… …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • dose — DOSE. s. f. Certaine quantité de drogue, ou de medicament pour un malade. Augmenter, diminuer la dose. On dit aussi, Augmenter, ou diminuer la dose dans les choses ordinaires de la vie, comme Le boire & le manger. Nous n avions guere à manger, il …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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