Definition of Boluses. Meaning of Boluses. Synonyms of Boluses

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Definition of Boluses

Boluses
Bolus Bo"lus, n.; pl. Boluses. [L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G. ? lump of earth. See Bole, n., clay.] A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.

Meaning of Boluses from wikipedia

- Look up bolus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bolus may refer to: Bolus, Iran, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran Bolus, or Baulus, an Anatolian village...
- food, or painful swallowing (odynophagia). Patients with esophageal food boluses are also at risk of complications, such as perforation of the esophagus...
- involves the use of the glottis to add to an inspiratory effort by gulping boluses of air into the lungs. It can be beneficial for individuals with weak inspiratory...
- to keep the cinnamon pastry tender. Until 1998, in baking competitions, boluses were judged as well as bread, cakes and other pastries. Since 1998, every...
- Glossopharyngeal insufflation is a breathing technique that consists of gulping boluses of air into the lungs. It is also used by breath-hold divers to increase...
- (too small for a drip), injections every minute, injections with repeated boluses requested by the patient, up to maximum number per hour (e.g. in patient-controlled...
- those using intensive insulin therapy. Accurate delivery of very small boluses, helpful for infants. Growing support among doctors and insurance companies...
- other hand, there are boluses that do not require the selection of specific thicknesses to treat a certain depth. These types of boluses have densities higher...
- Chlorothiazide, sold under the brand name Diuril among others, is an organic compound used as a diuretic and as an antihypertensive. It is used both within...
- term has both modern (medical, scientific) and traditional usage. Food boluses (or boli; singular bolus) have the archaic and positive meaning of bezoar...