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dosis

dose

noun DOH-sees Less Common
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: From Greek dosis, 'a giving', via Latin.

Usage Note

Dosis is an invariable noun — its plural form is identical to the singular (una dosis, dos dosis). It is feminine (la dosis correcta). Beyond medicine, it is used figuratively: una buena dosis de humor (a good dose of humour). The accent remains on the first syllable in all contexts.

Examples

"El médico aumentó la dosis del medicamento."

Natural Translation

The doctor increased the dose of the medication.

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