bolus is related to elastogel product
2006-12-03 19:11:21 · 5 answers · asked by nuri 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I thought bolus means a pocket of food when you are chewing, and your tongue and pharynx push it down into the esophagus.
2006-12-03 19:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by Hugsy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bolus is the word when used in medical sense,it means giving a dose of a drug which is going to prime its target.The main aim of giving a bolus dose is providing quick action for subsequent dosage of the concerned drug.Usually it is given via intravenous route.For example if u give insulin as bolus dose,it helps facilitating action of next dose of insulin.
2006-12-03 19:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by chanukyagv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally, bolus refers to the glob of chewed up food that is then swallowed.
2006-12-03 21:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bo·lus (bls)
n. pl. bo·lus·es
1. A round mass.
2. A single, relatively large dose of a drug that is administered for therapeutic purposes and taken orally.
3. A concentrated mass of a pharmaceutical substance administered intravenously for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
4. A soft mass of chewed food within the mouth or alimentary canal.
2006-12-03 21:42:38 · answer #4 · answered by Mystic Magic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-03 19:19:18 · answer #5 · answered by kalusz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋