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sobredosis

overdose

noun soh-breh-DOH-sees Rare

Usage Note

Sobredosis is an invariable noun — its plural is also sobredosis (no change). It refers to a dangerously excessive quantity of a drug or medication. In compound with de it specifies the substance: sobredosis de heroína. The word is used in both medical and journalistic registers and has no informal equivalent in wide use.

Examples

"Fue hospitalizada por una sobredosis de pastillas."

Natural Translation

She was hospitalised for a pill overdose.

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