Bolus

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊlÉ™s

Origin

From Late Latin bōlus ("clod of earth, lump"), from Ancient Greek βωλος (bōlos, "clod, lump").

Full definition of bolus

Noun

1. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
2. A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

Usage notes

Boli is the somewhat more common plural form of bolus in scholarly use.