1
a
: the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time
b
: the quantity of radiation administered or absorbed
2
: a portion of a substance added during a process
3
: an amount of something likened to a prescribed or measured quantity of medicine
a daily dose of hard work
a dose of scandal
4
: a gonorrheal infection
dosed; dosing
1
: to give a dose to
especially
: to give medicine to
2
: to divide into doses
dose a medicine
3
: to treat with an application or agent
Examples of dose in a Sentence
Noun
I've been taking the same dose for five years.
a large dose of vitamin C
The drug is lethal even in small doses.
a large dose of sugar
a high dose of radiation
Her parents hoped a daily dose of hard work would keep her out of trouble.
He needs a good dose of reality.
Verb
Most patients are dosed at 50 milligrams per day.
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Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
Those who received a second dose at six months maintained an almost 100% reduction at the one-year mark.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Staff Author, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
The former director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant vaccine doses for measles prevention in a new opinion paper published Friday.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Although the World Health Organization recommends people with measles receive two doses of vitamin A to lessen the risk of complications, that advice is directed at children in low-resource countries with high rates of vitamin A deficiencies.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
Those who received a second dose at six months maintained an almost 100% reduction at the one-year mark.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
The study was limited in that vitamin D was dosed intermittently in the trials as opposed to daily.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
The former director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant vaccine doses for measles prevention in a new opinion paper published Friday.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dose
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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dose. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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dose
1 of 2 noun1
a
: the measured amount of a medicine to be taken at one time
b
: the quantity of radiation given or absorbed
2
: a portion of a substance added during a process
3
: an experience to which one is exposed
a dose of hard work
dose
2 of 2 verb
dosed; dosing
1
: to give medicine to
2
: to treat with something
Medical Definition
dose
1 of 2 noun1
a
: the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time
b
: the quantity of radiation administered or absorbed
2
: a gonorrheal infection
dose
2 of 2 verb
dosed; dosing
1
: to divide (as a medicine) into doses
2
: to give a dose to
especially
: to give medicine to
3
: to treat with an application or agent
: to take medicine
he is forever dosing but he gets worse
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