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dosage
noun dos·age \ˈdō-sij\
: the amount of a medicine, drug, or vitamin that should be taken at one time or regularly during a period of time
Full Definition of DOSAGE
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a : the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measured dose b : the presence and relative representation or strength of a factor or agent
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: an exposure to some experience in or as if in measured portions
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First Known Use of DOSAGE
circa 1867
Medical Dictionary
dosage
noun dos·age \ˈdō-sij\
Medical Definition of DOSAGE
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a : the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measured dose b : the presence and relative representation or strength of a factor or agent (as a gene)
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