dosage
noun
dos·age
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Definition of dosage
1a
: 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
2a
: dose sense 2
b(1)
: the giving of a dose
(2)
: regulation or determination of doses
3
: an exposure to some experience in or as if in measured portions
Examples of dosage in a Sentence
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The nuclear agency, Rosatom, said radiation levels there had briefly spiked at twice the usual dosage. — Will Englund, Washington Post, "Russian village near nuclear-powered missile explosion to be briefly evacuated," 13 Aug. 2019 Different brains and bodies need different dosages. — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, "Celebrate National CBD Day With All These Very Chill Sales," 8 Aug. 2019 Grinspoon recommends that first-timers start with one drop per day for a week or several days, then increase to two drops per day the following week, to find the right dosage. — Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, "The essential guide to buying and consuming pot in Massachusetts," 6 Aug. 2019 As with any new medication or herbal remedy, the best idea is to start small and slowly increase the dosage as needed. — Dan Reilly, The Courier-Journal, "CBD 101: What you need to know about this popular natural ingredient," 2 Aug. 2019 Ben Wakana, executive director of Patients for Affordable Drugs, described how a company that markets a twice-a-day asthma inhaler might reformulate it to provide twice the dosage in a squirt. — Bill Lambrecht, ExpressNews.com, "Cornyn and GOP senators push to bring down prescription drug costs," 23 July 2019 This despite Soyke previously raising concerns about patients’ care to Hoffberg, the plea agreement reads, only for Hoffberg to overrule him if Soyke tried to lower a patient’s dosage. — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore County physician’s assistant pleads guilty to opioid distribution conspiracy, admits sexual contact with clients," 17 July 2019 The trick here was determining the correct spore dosage. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Zombifying fungus bypasses the brain to make ants its puppets, study finds," 17 July 2019 Compounding pharmacies tailor certain drugs to individual patients, usually in small batches, by, for example, altering dosages, mixing medications and converting pills into liquids. — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, "Pharmacy owner whose drugs led to doped racehorses admits to peddling unsafe equine drugs," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dosage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for dosage
dosage
noun
English Language Learners Definition of dosage
: the amount of a medicine, drug, or vitamin that should be taken at one time or regularly during a period of time
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dosage
noun
dos·age
| \ ˈdō-sij
\
\
Medical Definition of dosage
1a
: 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)
2a
: dose sense 1
b(1)
: the giving of a dose
(2)
: regulation or determination of doses
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