bolus

Meanings

1. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
2. A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

1. To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.
2. To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.

Etymology

From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.