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Definition of Dosage
1. Noun. The quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time.
2. Noun. A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
Exact synonyms: Dose
Specialized synonyms: Booster, Booster Dose, Booster Shot, Recall Dose, Draft, Draught, Hit, Lethal Dose, Lozenge, Pill, Tab, Tablet
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Derivative terms: Dose
Specialized synonyms: Booster, Booster Dose, Booster Shot, Recall Dose, Draft, Draught, Hit, Lethal Dose, Lozenge, Pill, Tab, Tablet
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Derivative terms: Dose
Definition of Dosage
1. n. The administration of medicine in doses; specif., a scheme or system of grading doses of medicine according to age, etc.
Definition of Dosage
1. the amount of medicine to be given [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dosage
1. The determination and regulation of the size, frequency and number of doses. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)