Dose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛldɚmən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈəʊs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈəʊs/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈɛldɚmən/.

Examples

The ray dosed the paint
They drugged the kidnapped tourist

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Parts of Speech

noun	a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
noun	the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
noun	a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
noun	street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
verb	treat with an agent; add (an agent) to “The ray dosed the paint”
verb	administer a drug to “They drugged the kidnapped tourist”

Word Forms

dose	verb	administer a drug to
dosage	noun	the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
dose	noun	the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
drug	noun	a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
drugging	noun	the administration of a sedative agent or drug

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dosis

eine abgemessene Portion eines Arzneimittels, die zu einem beliebigen Zeitpunkt eingenommen wird

🇪🇸Spanish

dosis

una porción medida de medicamento tomada en cualquier momento

🇳🇱Dutch

dosis

een afgemeten portie geneesmiddel die op een bepaald moment wordt ingenomen

🇷🇺Russian

доза

отмеренная порция лекарства, принимаемая в любой момент времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खुराक

किसी एक समय में लिया गया औषधि का मापा भाग

🇧🇩Bengali

ডোজ

যে কোনো এক সময়ে নেওয়া ওষুধের একটি পরিমাপিত অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

டோஸ்

எந்த நேரத்திலும் எடுக்கப்பட்ட மருந்தின் அளவிடப்பட்ட பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

మోతాదు

ఏదైనా ఒక సమయంలో తీసుకున్న ఔషధం యొక్క కొలిచిన భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

डोस

कोणत्याही वेळी घेतलेल्या औषधाचा मोजलेला भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

માત્રા

કોઈપણ એક સમયે લેવામાં આવેલ દવાનો માપેલ ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೋಸ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ಒಂದು ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡ ಔಷಧಿಯ ಅಳತೆಯ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡോസ്

ഏത് സമയത്തും എടുത്ത മരുന്നിൻ്റെ അളന്ന ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਰਾਕ

ਕਿਸੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਦਵਾਈ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਪਿਆ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوراک

کسی بھی ایک وقت میں لیا گیا دوا کا ایک ماپا حصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剂量

在任何时间服用的一定量的药物

🇯🇵Japanese

用量

一度に服用する薬の分量

🇰🇷Korean

정량

한 번에 복용하는 약의 측정된 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liều lượng

một phần thuốc được đo vào bất kỳ lúc nào

🇹🇭Thai

ปริมาณ

ส่วนที่วัดปริมาณยาที่รับประทานในแต่ละครั้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dosis

porsi obat yang diminum pada satu waktu

🇵🇭Filipino

dosis

isang sinusukat na bahagi ng gamot na iniinom sa anumang oras

🇲🇾Malay

dos

bahagian sukatan ubat yang diambil pada satu-satu masa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جرعة

جزء مقاس من الدواء يؤخذ في أي وقت

🇮🇷Persian

دوز

یک بخش اندازه گیری شده از دارو که در هر زمان مصرف می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

doz

herhangi bir zamanda alınan ilacın ölçülü bir kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָנָה

מנה מדודה של תרופה שנלקחה בכל זמן

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