Medicine
- Bolus (medicine), the administration of a drug, medication or other substance in the form of a single, large dose
- Bolus (radiation therapy), a tissue equivalent substance used in radiation therapy
- Bolus (digestion), a ball-shaped mass moving through the digestive tract
- Bolus tracking, technique used in computed tomography imaging, to visualise vessels more clearly
- Triple bolus test, a medical diagnostic procedure used to assess pituitary function
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Famous quotes containing the word medicine:
“No medicine in the world can do thee good;
In thee there is not half an hour’s life.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Good medicine is bitter to the taste.”
—Chinese proverb.
“I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another’s company and aid in consultation. A doctor who cannot take out your appendix properly will recommend you to a doctor who will be unable to remove your tonsils with success.”
—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961)