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Dose

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/dəʊs/nounCore term

In veterinary medicine, dose means: The amount of a medicine given at one time, usually worked out from the animal's body weight, for example in milligrams per kilogram.

In Turkish: doz

How it is used

Vets calculate, adjust or double-check a dose, and doses are written as mg/kg. Dose is also a verb (dosed at 5 mg/kg). Dosage is the overall plan: dose, frequency and duration.

Example sentences

  1. Always weigh the patient before you calculate the dose.

  2. The dose was reduced because of his kidney disease.

  3. Cattle are dosed by weight, so we estimated each animal's weight with a weigh tape.

Common collocations

  • calculate the dose
  • adjust the dose
  • missed dose
  • single dose
  • dose rate
  • prescriptionA vet's written authorisation for a medicine to be supplied for a specific animal, giving the drug, the dose, how often to give it and for how long.
  • side effectAn unwanted effect of a drug or treatment in addition to the intended one, such as vomiting, drowsiness or increased thirst.
  • injectionA way of giving a drug or vaccine into the body with a needle and syringe, for example under the skin, into a muscle or into a vein.
  • withdrawal periodThe minimum time that must pass after the last dose of a medicine before milk, meat, eggs or honey from the treated animal can be used for food.

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