Bolus
[bәulәs]
Definition
(noun.) a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine.
(noun.) a small round soft mass (as of chewed food).
Checker: Mattie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.
Edited by Lizzie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Bole, large pill.
Typist: Nora
Definition
n. a rounded mass of anything: a large pill.
Edited by Clare
Examples
- Mr Merdle, with a dry, swallowing action, seemed to dispose of those qualities like a bolus; then added, 'As a sort of return for it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- A bolus the size of a hazel-nut three times a day. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Editor: Monica