Health / B2

DOHS/dəʊs/

A dose is a measured amount of medicine: a daily dose; do not exceed the dose. Dosage is the system of how much and how often. Overdose is dangerous excess. Do not self-increase a dose. A dose of can be metaphorical (a dose of realism) — keep metaphors out of clinical instructions.

Meaning

An amount of a medicine taken at one time.

Examples

• “Do not increase the dose without speaking to a pharmacist.”
• “Do not increase the dose without advice from a pharmacist.”
• “The trial compared two doses, which is why the groups were randomised.”

Good to know

a daily / recommended dose; exceed the dose. System: dosage. Danger: overdose. Metaphor: a dose of realism (not in medical leaflets).

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