bolus
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- noun
- /ˈboʊləs/
- Specialized
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bolo
- But if you take a bolus of liquid sugar, it's going to make it further down the GI tract than the solid.
- bolus injection
- bolus volume
- liquid bolus
And if you want to avoid that paresthesia because you don't have to take this as one single bolus before you work out, you split.
- And if you want to avoid that paresthesia because you don't have to take this as one single bolus before you work out, you split.
- And do they need a little a sort of convenient bolus of protein to get to that optimal amount?
- So there's a difference in a bolus versus.
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Penetration indicates the entry of a portion of a food or liquid bolus into the laryngeal inlet (figure 3, A).
Academic text (2004) -
Groups 2 and 3 patients all demonstrated dysphagia, and some were therefore not able to swallow all bolus volumes or viscosities.
Academic text (2011) -
And do they need a little a sort of convenient bolus of protein to get to that optimal amount?
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Caught in mid-gargle with a bolus of macerated mussel, Junior swallowed abruptly.
Fiction book (1995) -
He swallowed a small bolus of food before taking a sip of water.
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The nurse administered a bolus of medication to the patient to relieve pain.
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After chewing, she created a bolus of bread that she was ready to swallow.
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Etymology
Bolus comes from the old Greek word bolos, which meant 'lump' or 'clod'. Think of a small round lump or 'ball' of chewed food in your mouth, which is why Bolus means a small rounded mass ready to be swallowed.