pilule

noun

Definition of pilulenext
as in bolus

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  1. bolus
  2. dosage
  3. dose
  4. gelcap
  5. drug
Noun
  • Unlike the older standard of care, which requires a 60-minute infusion, TNKase can be administered in a single five-second bolus.
    — TIME Contributors, Time, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There, he was prescribed brimhana, or tissue regeneration, using a bolus therapy made from goat meat mixed with rice, milk, and spices.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of bolus
Noun
  • According to two of McCollough’s friends, Watts believed there should be no difference in their dosage amounts, despite their significant differences in tolerance levels and physical size.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The order should state the dosage, route, timing and reason the medication is needed.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of dosage
Noun
  • Novo Nordisk is introducing a first-of-its-kind weekly dose for Type 2 diabetes.
    — Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026
  • California’s most severe measles epidemic in recent memory occurred between 1988 and 1990 — an era before health officials recommended children receive a second dose of the measles vaccine.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of dose
Noun
  • This was the way of things, this desperate religious surge, Mecca in a gelcap.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • These capsules are similar to gelcap pills and deliver enormous amounts of THC in a small package.
    — Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of gelcap
Noun
  • Moderna's mRNA vaccine — used in combination with Merck's cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda — is built from a patient's own tumor, which has its own genetic sequence, so each dose is personalized.
    — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The duration of Kyrgios’ ban will depend in part on whether he is found to have deliberately taken the drug, and in part on whether the incident happened before the tournament started.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of drug
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“Pilule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilule. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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