dosage
See also: Dosage
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
dosage (countable and uncountable, plural dosages)
- The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
- The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine.
- The measured amount so administered or added (the dose), combined with the frequency of administration and the time period for which it is taken.
- Why did he give you only a single 500 mg dose? The correct dosage of this antibiotic is one 500 mg tablet twice a day for 10 days.
Derived terms
Translations
medication
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /do.zaʒ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
dosage m (plural dosages)
- dosage (measured amount of a medication)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “dosage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
dosage (plural dosages)