dosage
noun/ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology From French dosage.
1
The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
2
The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine.
3
The measured amount so administered or added (the dose), combined with the frequency of administration and the time period for which it is taken.
- Why did he give you only a single 500 mg dose? The correct dosage of this antibiotic is one 500 mg tablet twice a day for 10 days.
- Derived terms
- dosage compensation, macrodosage, megadosage, microdosage, overdosage, underdosage
- Related terms
- posology