bolus

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbəʊləs/ Rhymes: -əʊləs === Noun === bolus (plural boluses or (nonstandard) boli) A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bolus (third-person singular simple present boluses, present participle bolusing, simple past and past participle bolused) (transitive) To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses. (intransitive) To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes. Coordinate term: prebolus === See also === holus-bolus === Further reading === bolus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Loubs, bouls, lobus == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboː.lʏs/ Hyphenation: bo‧lus === Etymology 1 === Generally regarded as borrowed from Yiddish [Term?], from Ladino [Term?], from Spanish bollo or bola. ==== Noun ==== bolus m (plural bolussen, diminutive bolusje n) a sweet, soft pastry containing cinnamon from Zeeland, originating from European Jewish cuisine (colloquial, Netherlands, by extension) a turd, a pat ===== Alternative forms ===== bole (dated) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin bōlus, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos). ==== Noun ==== bolus m or f (plural bolussen, no diminutive) a type of fat clay Synonym: bool ===== Hyponyms ===== zegelaarde == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbolus/ Rhymes: -olus Syllabification: bo‧lus === Verb === bolus conditional of boli == Latin == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόλος (bólos). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbɔ.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɔː.lus] ==== Noun ==== bolus m (genitive bolī); second declension a throw of the dice a cast of a fishing net a gain, profit, or advantage ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈboː.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɔː.lus] ==== Noun ==== bōlus f (genitive bōlī); second declension (Late Latin) clod of earth, lump (New Latin) clay bōlus alba ― kaolinite ==== References ==== “bŏlus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “bolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “bŏlus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.