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Woman suffrage is an unjust, unreasonable, unspiritual abnormality. It is a hard, undigested, tasteless, devitalized proposition. It is a half-fledged, unmusical, Promethean abomination. It is a quack bolus to reduce masculinity even by the obliteration of femininity.
John Boyle O'Reilly

Meaning of "bolus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOLUS

From New Latin, from Greek bōlos clod, lump.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOLUS

bolus  [ˈbəʊləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOLUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bolus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOLUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bolus in the English dictionary

The first definition of bolus in the dictionary is a small round soft mass, esp of chewed food. Other definition of bolus is an intravenous injection of a single dose of a drug over a short period. Bolus is also a large pill or tablet used in veterinary and clinical medicine.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOLUS


bolas
ˈbəʊləs
calculus
ˈkælkjʊləs
echoless
ˈɛkəʊləs
electroless
ɪˈlɛktrəʊləs
fabulous
ˈfæbjʊləs
gladiolus
ˌɡlædɪˈəʊləs
holus-bolus
ˈhəʊləsˈbəʊləs
luteolous
ˌluːtɪˈəʊləs
modiolus
məʊˈdaɪəʊləs
neutrinoless
njuːˈtriːnəʊləs
nucleolus
ˌnjuːklɪˈəʊləs
pholas
ˈfəʊləs
ridiculous
rɪˈdɪkjʊləs
semisolus
ˌsɛmɪˈsəʊləs
snowless
ˈsnəʊləs
solus
ˈsəʊləs
stimulus
ˈstɪmjʊləs
tholus
ˈθəʊləs
tobaccoless
təˈbækəʊləs
toeless
ˈtəʊləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOLUS

bolsterer
bolstering
bolt
bolt cutter
bolt cutters
bolt hole
bolt-on
bolted
bolter
bolthead
bolthole
boltings
boltless
boltlike
Bolton
boltonia
boltrope

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOLUS

Aeolus
alveolus
Angelus
bacillus
carolus
cumulus
discobolus
embolus
homunculus
hydrocephalus
malleolus
modulus
nautilus
obolus
Pholus
plus
stylus
surplus
Tellus
urceolus

Synonyms and antonyms of bolus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bolus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOLUS

Find out the translation of bolus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bolus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bolus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bolo
570 millions of speakers

English

bolus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सांस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البلعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болюс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bolus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিণ্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bolus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bolus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボーラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

루스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bolus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bolus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குளிகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोल्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyük hap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bolus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

болюс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bolus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bolus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bolus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bolus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bolus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bolus

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOLUS»

The term «bolus» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOLUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bolus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bolus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bolus

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QUOTES WITH «BOLUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bolus.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
Woman suffrage is an unjust, unreasonable, unspiritual abnormality. It is a hard, undigested, tasteless, devitalized proposition. It is a half-fledged, unmusical, Promethean abomination. It is a quack bolus to reduce masculinity even by the obliteration of femininity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOLUS»

Discover the use of bolus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bolus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Post-operative D(5)LR Bolus Therapy: Effects on Nausea and ...
Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common complication with ambulatory surgery. The incidence of post-operative nausea (POV) is suggested to be between 8.9 and 42% of children.
Molly Ross Stenger, Northern Kentucky University. Nursing Department, ProQuest Information and Learning Company, 2008
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Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
FIGURE 7.18. Utility of bolus to remove dose inhomogeneity caused by surface irregularity of nose. A: Bolus in nasal air passages prevents cold spots in the septum. (Also, note the skin collimation used to restore penumbra under nose bolus ...
Edward C. Halperin, Carlos A. Perez, Luther W. Brady, 2008
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The Annals of the Bolus Herbarium
PAGE Gladiolus magaliesmontanus, Bolus f 108 Gladiolus marginatus. Bolus f. 108 Gladiolus Symonsii, Bolus f 99 Gladiolus vaginatus, Bolus f 103 Gladiolus varius, Bolus f. ........... 105 Leucadendron cordatum, Phillips 97 Meliola arcuata, ...
Bolus Herbarium, Henry Harold Welch Pearson, Harriet Margaret Louisa Kensit Bolus, 1914
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Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
IV bolus (children to adults) 1 mg/kg IM bolus 3-4 mg/kg IV bolus 0.6-1.2 mg/kg IV bolus 0.2 mg/kg IV bolus 0.3 mg/kg IV bolus 0.1 mg/kg IV infusion 0.05-0.2 mg/kg/ h IV bolus 0.5 mg/kg IV bolus 0.2 mg/kg IV infusion 0.2 mg/kg/h IV bolus ...
Anthony C. Chang, 1998
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CT of the Heart: Principles and Applications
The continuous curve shows the ideal situation when the fixed delay and bolus geometry correspond. In some cases the bolus geometry of the patient can be different from the expected one. If actual bolus geometry is faster than fixed delay  ...
U. Joseph Schoepf, 2007
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Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery
A. Total bolus transit time (TBTT) as time elapsed between bolus entry at 20 cm above LES and bolus exit at 5 cm above LES. B. Bolus head advance time ( BHAT) as time elapsed between bolus entry at 20 cm above LES and bolus entry at 15 ...
Nathaniel J. Soper, Lee L. Swanström, Steve Eubanks, 2008
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Protocols for Multislice CT
lus injection or by using automated bolus triggering techniques. Traditionally, the scanning delay in CTA studies has been chosen to equal a patient's tcMT- However, with faster scan times and shorter injection durations, this is not necessarily ...
R. Brüning, A. Küttner, T. Flohr, 2006
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Modelling and Control in Biomedical Systems 2006
In (Bae et al., 1998b), a physiologic model of contrast bolus was developed to predict organ-specific contrast enhancement arrd an optimal bolus injection protocol was obtain in (Bae et al., 2000). In (Fleisclrmarrrr and Hittrrrair, 1999), ...
David Dagan Feng, Janan Zaytoon, 2006
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Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy: Practical Clinical ...
A custom bolus can be designed by hand using individual CT scans of the region to be treated (ARCHAMBEAU et al. 1981). The electron energy is selected by choosing the electron energy that would penetrate to cover the deepest extent of  ...
Seymour H. Levitt, 2008
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Botanical Exploration Southern Africa
Bolus, Alfred (1871-1952) b. Cape Town, 2 May 1871; d. Cape Town, 1952; in the family business in Cape Town; nephew of Harry Bolus. Did some collecting in the S.W. Cape during his early years and, with Francis Guthrie, in the Giants ...
Mary Gunn, L. E. W. Codd, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOLUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bolus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Q&A recap: Tony Jones shrugs off absence of boycotting minister …
... tied himself in knots defending the recent Border Force Act and suggesting Labor would follow, holus bolus, current policy on boat turnbacks. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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VETS' DIARY: Deficiency can see lambs lose bloom
Bolus offer continuous supplementation for up to eight months, but often contain other trace elements and are slow to administer, with possible ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Can Unilife Corporation (NASDAQ:UNIS) Surprise Analysts this …
Prefilled Syringes with Integrated Needle Retraction, Auto-Injectors, Drug Reconstitution Delivery Systems, Bolus Injectors and Specialized ... «Investor Newswire, Jul 15»
4
All About Controlling Intenstinal Worms in Livestock
Tablets require use of a bolus gun while the liquid suspensions need that you have a drenching gun or syringe. The use of de-wormers, though ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Bolus excited at comeback win
Bolus said the outcome of the keenly contested encounter showed the character and pedigree of his wards coming from behind to win 2-1 ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»
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Guidelines Released for Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia
"Any athlete with EAH associated with signs or symptoms of encephalopathy should be immediately treated with an [intravenous (IV)] bolus or ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
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Pennsylvania Turnpike crash case set for hearing on venue
Michael Badyrka, an employee of Scranton-based Bolus Freight Systems who was also driving a Mack truck, came upon the area where ... «The Pennsylvania Record, Jul 15»
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State cancels Howard Gardner pre-K program
State cancels Howard Gardner pre-K program. BY KATHLEEN BOLUS, STAFF WRITER. Published: July 3, 2015. Article Tools. Font size: [A] [A] [A]. Our Social ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jul 15»
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#RainbowsForever
Today's word comes courtesy of one-man-band, Holus-Bolus, which means (I looked it up) "all at once" or "everything." The honorific suits the ... «The Journal, Jul 15»
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Bolus tags tough Wikki Tourists' tie
Giwa FC's head coach, Tony Bolus, has described the clash at newcomers Wikki Tourists as the toughest match they have played so far this ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»

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