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Every day you use dozens of products that have strong chemicals in them, but remember, the only difference between poison and medicine is dosage.
Aubrey McClendon

Meaning of "dosage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOSAGE

dosage  [ˈdəʊsɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOSAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dosage 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 DOSAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dose

Dose means quantity in the fields of nutrition, medicine, and toxicology. Dosage is the rate of application of a dose but in common parlance it is used as a synonym for the term dose. Particular uses in this context include: ▪ Dose, the quantity of something that may be eaten by or administered to an organism, or that an organism may be exposed to ▪ Overdose, intaking more than your required dose. ▪ Absorbed dose, an amount of radiation received ▪ Defined daily dose, a World Health Organization statistical measure of drug consumption ▪ Dosage form, a mixture of active and inactive components used to administer a medication ▪ Dose profile, taken by a radiation detector in order to characterise the radiation beams from medical linear accelerators ▪ Dosing, the process of administering a measured amount of a medicine or chemical to an inanimate object or non-human animal ▪ Effective dose, the amount of a substance required...

Definition of dosage in the English dictionary

The definition of dosage in the dictionary is the administration of a drug or agent in prescribed amounts and at prescribed intervals. Other definition of dosage is the optimum therapeutic dose and optimum interval between doses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOSAGE


brassage
ˈbræsɪdʒ
disusage
dɪsˈjuːsɪdʒ
expressage
ɪkˈsprɛsɪdʒ
malaxage
ˈmɑːlæksɪdʒ
message
ˈmɛsɪdʒ
misusage
ˌmɪsˈjuːsɪdʒ
off-message
ˌɒfˈmesɪdʒ
overdosage
ˌəʊvəˈdəʊsɪdʒ
passage
ˈpæsɪdʒ
presage
ˈprɛsɪdʒ
repassage
riːˈpæsɪdʒ
rite-of-passage
ˌraɪtəvˈpæsɪdʒ
sausage
ˈsɒsɪdʒ
spousage
ˈspaʊsɪdʒ
surplusage
ˈsɜːpləsɪdʒ
Telemessage
ˈtɛlɪˌmɛsɪdʒ
usage
ˈjuːsɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOSAGE

dosa
dose
dose equivalent
doseh
dosemeter
dosh
dosimeter
dosimetric
dosimetrician
dosimetrist
dosimetry
dosing strip
dosiology
doss
dossal
dossel
dosser
dosseret
dosshouse
dossier

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOSAGE

corsage
dressage
envisage
error message
get the message
instant message
massage
Northwest Passage
Osage
paysage
rite de passage
rite of passage
sage
stone massage
subliminal message
Swedish massage
telephone message
text message
vernissage
visage

Synonyms and antonyms of dosage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dosage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOSAGE

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

Translator English - Chinese

剂量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dosis
570 millions of speakers

English

dosage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खुराक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جرعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дозировка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dosagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডোজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dosage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dosis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

服用量
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복용량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

liều lượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dozaj
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dose
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dawkowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дозування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dozare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δοσολογία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dosis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dosering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dosering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dosage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOSAGE»

The term «dosage» is very widely used and occupies the 15.125 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOSAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dosage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dosage» 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 dosage

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6 QUOTES WITH «DOSAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dosage.
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Peter L. Berger
There is a continuum of values between the churches and the general community. What distinguishes the handling of these values in the churches is mainly the heavier dosage of religious vocabulary involved.
2
Stan Jones
We know for a fact that the body is able to process colloidal silver quite well if it is made correctly and the dosage levels and concentrations are not too high.
3
Joshua Lederberg
Although I am a public figure, I'm still a little shy. I don't think my own personality is important. I prefer to keep some small dosage of privacy.
4
Aubrey McClendon
Every day you use dozens of products that have strong chemicals in them, but remember, the only difference between poison and medicine is dosage.
5
Paracelsus
Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.
6
J. B. Smoove
When you're babysitting a kid, all you're seeing is a version of them, a small dosage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOSAGE»

Discover the use of dosage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dosage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dosage Calculations
In addition to easing readers into the math with a thorough review, the book uses a logic-based process to build confidence and limit anxiety.
Gloria Pickar, Amy Pickar-Abernethy, 2012
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Development and Formulation of Veterinary Dosage Forms, ...
This up-to-the-minute Second Edition of an incomparable resource describes in detail the bases for developing dosage forms for use in animals-highlighting the data necessary to meet regulatory approval.
Gregory E. Hardee, J. Desmond Baggo, 1998
3
Developing Solid Oral Dosage Forms: Pharmaceutical Theory & ...
This book is intended for pharmaceutical professionals engaged in research and development of oral dosage forms.
Yihong Qiu, Yisheng Chen, Geoff G.Z. Zhang, 2009
4
Dosage Calculations: An Incredibly Easy! Workout
A perfect companion to Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy!, this workbook uses the light-hearted Incredibly Easy! writing style that makes learning and reviewing complex information less threatening and more fun.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009
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A Nurse's Guide to Dosage Calculation: Giving Medications Safely
Canadian drug trade names are used throughout the text. The book includes self-tests to help students identify areas that require further practice. Make a Note boxes reinforce underlying theory.
Vicki Niblett, 2006
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Henke's Med-Math: Dosage Calculation, Preparation and ...
Each chapter includes numerous examples, self-tests, and proficiency tests. This edition presents all four methods of calculation side by side: ratio, proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis.
Susan Buchholz, Grace Henke, 2008
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Sample Preparation of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: ...
This book is divided into four parts: - Part One covers dosage form and diluent properties that impact sample preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and the importance of sampling considerations in generating data representative of the ...
Beverly Nickerson, 2011
8
Clinical Dosage Calculations for Australia and New Zealand
This is the first, full colour, local text to cover the important aspects of dosage calculations to help students deal with this vital part of clinical practice, using real life cases, worked examples and real medication labels.
Vanessa Brotto, Kate Rafferty, 2012
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Aqueous Polymeric Coatings for Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, ...
Thoroughly updated and expanded, this new Third Edition provides the latest information on dosage, forms, film defects, and polymer characterization.
James W. McGinity, Linda A. Felton, 2008
10
Ansel's Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems
Aerosol: a dosage form that is packaged under pressure and contains therapeutically active ingredients that are released upon activation of an appropriate valve system. A dosage form consisting of a liquid or solid preparation packaged ...
Loyd Allen, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOSAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dosage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Randolph County man jailed on $7.5M bond for opium trafficking …
During the investigation, officers seized 65 dosage units of oxycodone, 41 dosage units of hydrocodone, 35 dosage units of hydromorphone ... «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
2
CDC: Heroin use on the rise across most demographics
For example, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement agents reported seizing 2,851 dosage units of prescription drugs in 2014, up from less ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Jul 15»
3
This Guy Sedated His Girlfriend So He Could Keep Playing Video …
He insisted it was not a dangerous dosage — “I only put four or five drops into her tea,” he told the court — but the judge said it was a ... «TIME, Jul 15»
4
After first year of legal pot sales, Washington state doesn't know much
... but a lot of that is probably tied to the fact that fewer kids are smoking dope and more are eating it, and they're eating way more dosage units. «The Province, Jul 15»
5
Hong Kong's Chinese University introduces new X-ray machine with …
... (CT) can produce 3D images of bones, the new technology can achieve the same result, but with a much lower radiation dosage. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
6
Tom Brokaw on Confronting His Mortality, and Why He Thinks the …
Brokaw says he's on a low-dosage regimen of chemotherapy that requires him to take 15 pills each and every day. “What I don't want to do is ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
7
Lawyers for disgraced cancer doctor defend some chemotherapy …
There were abnormal drug combinations, strange dosage levels, extraordinarily extended chemotherapy periods and outpatient treatments for ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
8
Short Trip? More People 'Microdosing' on Psychedelic Drugs
When I notice it is working, depending on the dosage, time seems to be slowing down a bit, everything seems covered with a layer of extra ... «Live Science, Jul 15»
9
New Report Says Heroin Use At Epidemic Levels, Officials Say …
Roanoke police seized at least 30,000 dosage units of heroin last year. Lynchburg Police arrested at least 30 alleged heroin distributors in ... «WSET, Jul 15»
10
Endured incomer children given mature dosage of hepatitis A …
SAN ANTONIO – About 250 immigrant children were given an adult dose of a hepatitis A vaccine at a Texas detention facility where they were ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»

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