correct dose
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- noun
- Specialized
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dosis correcta
- It is vital to administer the correct dose of medication to ensure the patient recovers quickly.
- give the correct dose
And so you want to have the right dose of anxiety.
- And so you want to have the right dose of anxiety.
Examples
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LMWH is in a pre-filled syringe, so care should be taken to calculate the amount necessary for the correct dose to be given to the individual patient.
Academic text (2012) -
I thought it wasn't working for me, but I wasn't taking the correct dose for the level of anxiety I was suffering, so I got my first noticeable level of relief after correcting the dose.
Blog text (5) -
The problem is no one knows the correct dose.
Blog text (13) -
If I can only find the correct dose of Venom, these plants will be able to fight back like animals.
Fiction book (1997) -
You could guess at the correct dose, perhaps accurately, but plants do not grow in standardized doses.
Blog text (13) -
On the East side, it would be preferable to consult your doctor or a nutritionist on the correct dose of fish oil.
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However, the doses differ dramatically depending on the condition being treated, so it is essential that the practice nurse administering the dose is aware of the indication to be able to check that the correct dose is being given.
Academic text (2012) -
The primary endpoint for determination of efficacy was defined as the time to the first episode of symptomatic pure or mixed P. falciparum infection during the 15 months following the administration of three correct doses of the vaccine.
Academic text (2000) -
With regard to radiotherapy of malignant tumors, it is necessary to ensure that the correct dose is projected in the correct manner to the precise position of the patient to achieve the best possible therapeutic effect while harming normal tissue as little as possible.
Academic text (2018) -
The primary endpoint for determination of vaccine efficacy was defined as the time to the first episode of symptomatic pure or mixed P. falciparum infection during the 15 months after administration of three correct doses of SPf66 vaccine.
Academic text (2000)
How Appropriate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the amount of a medicine that is appropriate or required' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'correct' (appropriate/proper) with 'dose' (a measured amount of medicine). This simple adjective + noun composition follows standard semantic rules and is cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Correct dose comes from the simple image of a pharmacist carefully measuring the dose with a spoon or syringe so it is the correct amount. So, it means the 'right amount' of medicine someone should take to be safe and to make the medicine work.