• Look up bolus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bolus may refer to: Bolus, Iran, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran Bolus, or Baulus, an Anatolian village...
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  • In medicine, a bolus (from Latin bolus, ball) is the administration of a discrete amount of medication, drug, or other compound within a specific time...
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    In digestion, a bolus (from Latin bolus, "ball") is a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing (which...
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    Bolu, formerly Claudiopolis (Greek: Κλαυδιούπολις), is a city in northern Turkey, and administrative center of the Bolu Province and of Bolu District,...
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    bakers created the predecessor of the Zeeuwse bolus. Later bakers from Zeeland perfected the art of the bolus, sometimes using steam ovens to keep the cinnamon...
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    food bolus obstruction. In an emergency room setting, someone with food bolus obstruction may be observed for a period to see if the food bolus passes...
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    daily injections. Many modern insulin pumps have a "bolus wizard" that calculates how much bolus insulin is needed, taking into account expected carbohydrate...
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    factors. In some cases, a bolus of plain IV solution (i.e. without medication added) is administered immediately after the bolus to further force the medicine...
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    caudal to the bolus. This allows the food bolus to effectively be pushed forward along the digestive tract. After food is chewed into a bolus, it is swallowed...
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    The bolus or baulus is a brioche pastry based on flour, milk, butter, cassonade and raisins, in spiral shape. It is a Belgian and especially Brussels...
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