dose

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The interface provides a dose-response curve that shows the user what happened when a dose was administered in a particular case.

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  1. noun A specified quantity of a therapeutic agent, such as a drug or medicine, prescribed to be taken at one time or at stated intervals.
  2. noun The amount of radiation administered as therapy to a given site.
  3. noun An ingredient added, especially to wine, to impart flavor or strength.
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  • GBL is on the market for 50p a dose, which is cheaper than alcohol and may lead some people to try it. —  ITN Headlines
  • The interface provides a dose-response curve that shows the user what happened when a dose was administered in a particular case. —  Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog
  • If he doesn't do that, or the dose is wrong, that would interrupt digestion and cause weight loss, just like we are seeing. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • More blood samples were taken two, four, five, six, eight and 12 hours after the dose was administered. —  NutraIngredients RSS
  • I can only hope the prescribing physician fully researched all the options before prescribing it and that the dose is a reasonable one. —  Furious Seasons
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amount ·  dosage ·  injection ·  concentration ·  exposure ·  effect ·  mixture ·  level ·  volume ·  trace ·  weight ·  consumption

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dose:   doses ·  dosed
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  1. French, from Late Latin dosis, from Greek, something given, from didonai, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French dose = Spanish dósis = Portuguese dose, dosis = Italian dose, dosa = D. G. Danish Swedish dosis, from New Latin dosis, from Greek δόσις, a giving, a portion prescribed, a dose of medicine, from δι-δό-ναι, give: see donate.
  2. = French doser; from the noun.
 

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