AskDefine | Define dosage

Dictionary Definition

dosage n : the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time [syn: dose]

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English

Noun

  1. The administration of a drug etc, in a measured amount; dosing
  2. The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something e.g. sugar to wine
  3. The measured amount so administered or added; the dose

Extensive Definition

Dose means quantity in the following fields:
In nutrition, medicine, and toxicology:
In medicine and toxicology:
  • Effective dose, the smallest amount of a substance required to produce a measurable effect on a living organism
  • Absorbed dose, an amount of radiation received
  • Equivalent dose, a measure of radiation dosage to tissue
  • Dosing, the process of administering a measured amount of a medicine or chemical
Dose may also refer to:
Dosage is a synonym for dose, but it can also refer to:

See also

dosage in Catalan: Dosi
dosage in German: Dosis
dosage in Spanish: Dosis
dosage in Esperanto: Dozo
dosage in French: Dose
dosage in Dutch: Dosis
dosage in Portuguese: Dose
dosage in Romanian: Doză
dosage in Russian: Доза
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