Dosage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time

a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛldɚliz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈəʊsɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈəʊsɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛldɚliz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dose

Word Forms

dose

verb

treat with an agent; add (an agent) to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dosierung

die Menge eines Wirkstoffs (Stoff oder Strahlung), die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt aufgenommen oder absorbiert wird

🇪🇸Spanish

dosificación

la cantidad de un agente activo (sustancia o radiación) ingerida o absorbida en un momento dado

🇮🇹Italian

dosaggio

la quantità di un agente attivo (sostanza o radiazione) assorbito o assorbito in un dato momento

🇳🇱Dutch

dosering

de hoeveelheid van een actief middel (stof of straling) die op een bepaald moment wordt ingenomen of geabsorbeerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

dosagem

a quantidade de um agente ativo (substância ou radiação) ingerido ou absorvido em um determinado momento

🇷🇺Russian

дозировка

количество активного агента (вещества или радиации), принятого или абсорбированного в любой момент времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मात्रा बनाने की विधि

किसी एक समय में ली गई या अवशोषित की गई सक्रिय एजेंट (पदार्थ या विकिरण) की मात्रा

🇧🇩Bengali

ডোজ

একটি সক্রিয় এজেন্টের পরিমাণ (পদার্থ বা বিকিরণ) যে কোনো এক সময়ে নেওয়া বা শোষিত

🇮🇳Tamil

மருந்தளவு

ஒரு செயலில் உள்ள ஏஜெண்டின் அளவு (பொருள் அல்லது கதிர்வீச்சு) எந்த நேரத்திலும் எடுக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது உறிஞ்சப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మోతాదు

ఏదైనా ఒక సమయంలో తీసుకున్న లేదా గ్రహించిన క్రియాశీల ఏజెంట్ (పదార్థం లేదా రేడియేషన్) పరిమాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

डोस

सक्रिय एजंटचे प्रमाण (पदार्थ किंवा रेडिएशन) कोणत्याही वेळी घेतलेले किंवा शोषले गेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોઝ

સક્રિય એજન્ટનો જથ્થો (પદાર્થ અથવા રેડિયેશન) કોઈપણ એક સમયે લેવામાં અથવા શોષાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೋಸೇಜ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ಒಂದು ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡ ಅಥವಾ ಹೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಏಜೆಂಟ್ (ವಸ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಕಿರಣ) ಪ್ರಮಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അളവ്

ഏതെങ്കിലും ഒരു സമയത്ത് എടുക്കുകയോ ആഗിരണം ചെയ്യുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു സജീവ പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ (പദാർത്ഥം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വികിരണം) അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਰਾਕ

ਇੱਕ ਸਰਗਰਮ ਏਜੰਟ (ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜਾਂ ਰੇਡੀਏਸ਼ਨ) ਦੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਲੀਨ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوراک

ایک فعال ایجنٹ (مادہ یا تابکاری) کی مقدار جو کسی ایک وقت میں لی جاتی ہے یا جذب ہوتی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剂量

任一时刻摄入或吸收的活性剂（物质或辐射）的量

🇯🇵Japanese

投与量

一度に摂取または吸収される活性物質（物質または放射線）の量

🇰🇷Korean

복용량

한 번에 섭취되거나 흡수되는 활성 물질(물질 또는 방사선)의 양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liều lượng

lượng chất hoạt động (chất hoặc bức xạ) được đưa vào hoặc hấp thụ tại một thời điểm bất kỳ

🇹🇭Thai

ปริมาณ

ปริมาณของสารออกฤทธิ์ (สารหรือรังสี) ที่นำเข้าหรือดูดซึมในแต่ละครั้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dosis

jumlah zat aktif (zat atau radiasi) yang diserap atau diserap pada suatu waktu

🇵🇭Filipino

dosis

ang dami ng aktibong ahente (substansya o radiation) na kinuha o hinihigop sa anumang oras

🇲🇾Malay

dos

kuantiti agen aktif (bahan atau sinaran) yang diambil atau diserap pada satu-satu masa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجرعة

كمية العامل النشط (مادة أو إشعاع) التي يتم تناولها أو امتصاصها في أي وقت

🇮🇷Persian

دوز

مقدار ماده فعال (ماده یا تشعشع) جذب یا جذب شده در هر زمان

🇹🇷Turkish

dozaj

herhangi bir zamanda alınan veya absorbe edilen aktif maddenin (madde veya radyasyon) miktarı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִנוּן

כמות החומר הפעיל (חומר או קרינה) שנלקח או נקלט בכל זמן

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