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  1. Define dose. dose synonyms, dose pronunciation, dose translation, English dictionary definition of dose. n. 1. a. A specified quantity of a therapeutic agent, such as medicine, prescribed to be taken at one time or at stated intervals.

  2. an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time. a high/low/lethal dose; Repeat the dose after 12 hours if necessary. Take a single dose at bedtime to help you sleep.

  3. dose. ( dōs) 1. The quantity of a drug or other remedy to be taken or applied all at one time or in fractional amounts within a given period. usage note Sometimes incorrectly used fordosage. Compare: dosage (2) 2. nuclear medicine Amount of energy absorbed per unit mass of irradiated material (absorbed dose).

  4. dose somebody/yourself (up) (with something) to give somebody/yourself a medicine or drug. She dosed herself up with vitamin pills. He was heavily dosed with painkillers.

  5. To address this, a technical unit of measurement, the Defined Daily Dose (DDD) was created. Defined Daily Dose (DDD): The assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. DDDs are only assigned for medicines given an ATC codes. The DDDs are allocated to drugs by the WHO Collaborating Centre in Oslo ...

  6. dose somebody/yourself (up) (with something) to give somebody/yourself a medicine or drug. She dosed herself up with vitamin pills. He was heavily dosed with painkillers.

  7. 1 an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time a high/low/lethal dose Repeat the dose after 12 hours if necessary. Take a single dose at bedtime to help you sleep. I always take my daily dose of vitamin C.