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bo·lus    Audio Help   (bō'ləs)  Pronunciation Key  n.   pl. bo·lus·es A round mass: "A dense bolus of trapped dolphins fills the frame" (Kenneth Browser). A single, relatively large quantity of a substance, such as a dose of a drug, intended for therapeutic use and taken orally. A concentrated mass of a substance administered intravenously for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. A soft mass of chewed food within the mouth or alimentary canal. [Medieval Latin bōlus, from Greek bōlos, lump of earth.]

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