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/dˈoʊsədʒ/ /dˈoʊsɪdʒ/ Listen

noun

Dosage n.

(Med.) The administration of medicine in doses; specif., a scheme or system of grading doses of medicine according to age, etc.

The process of adding some ingredient, as to wine, to give flavor, character, or strength.

Same as dose 1; as, 200 mg q.i.d.

The quantity of a medicine or other substance given to an animal, expressed as a quantity per body weight; as, use a dosage of 10 milligrams per kilogram

The quantity of radiation given to or absorbed by an object; as, a maximum dosage of 1 mrad per day is allowed.

Synonyms: dose.

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Etymology of 'Dosage'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... more sustained burst of radiation. The combination of skin temperature increase plus large ultra-violet flux inside 4,000 yards is injurious in all cases to exposed personnel. Beyond this point there may be cases of injury, depending upon the individual sensitivity. The infra-red dosage is probably less important because of ...

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... added a number of specimens of medical-dosage forms and pharmaceutical preparations to the Division's collections. He also acquired other gifts to complete existing exhibits illustrating the basic principles of the various schools of medicine, ...

— History of the Division of Medical Sciences • Sami Khalaf Hamarneh

... Salophen in fifteen grain doses. If necessary take another dose in two hours. Should the pains reappear the next day, repeat the dosage. ...

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... quieted. The morphine should be given not less than an hour and a half before bronchoscopy to allow time for the onset of the soporific and antispasmodic effects which are the desiderata, not the analgesic effects. Dosage is more dependent on temperament than on age or body weight. Atropine is advantageously added to morphine in bronchoscopy for foreign bodies, not only for the usual reasons but for its effect as an antispasmodic, and especially for ...

— Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy - A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery • Chevalier Jackson

... again, opened his locker, took out his depilator, and ran it quickly over his face. Then, from his assortment of bottles, he began picking over his morning dosage. Vitamins, of course; got to keep plenty of vitamins in the system, or it goes all to pot on you. A, B1, B2, B12, C, ... and on down the alphabet and past it to A-G. All-purpose mineral capsules, presumably containing every element useful ...

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