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dos⋅age

[doh-sij]
–noun
1. the administration of medicine in doses.
2. the amount of medicine to be given.
3. Physics. dose.
4. the process of adding a sugar solution to champagne and other sparkling wines before final corking.

Origin:
1840–50; dose + -age
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dos·age   (dō'sĭj)   
n.  
    1. Administration of a therapeutic agent in prescribed amounts.

    2. Determination of the amount to be so administered.

    3. The amount so administered.

  1. Addition of an ingredient to a substance in a specific amount, especially to wine.

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Main Entry: dos·age
Pronunciation: 'dO-sij
Function: noun
1 a : the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measureddose b : the presence and relative representation or strength of a factor or agent (as a gene)
2 a : DOSE 1 b (1) : the giving of a dose (2) : regulation or determination of doses
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dosage dos·age (dō'sĭj)
n.

  1. Administration of a therapeutic agent in prescribed amounts.

  2. Determination of the amount to be so administered.

  3. The amount so administered.

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