Bolus
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Medicine
- Bolus (medicine)Bolus (medicine)In medicine, a bolus is the administration of a medication, drug or other compound that is given to raise its concentration in blood to an effective level...
, the administration of a drug, medication or other substance in the form of a single, large dose - Bolus (radiation therapy)Bolus (radiation therapy)In radiation therapy, bolus is a material which has properties equivalent to tissue when irradiated. It is widely used in practice, with its function falling into one of the following two categories:-Compensating for missing tissue or irregular tissue shape:...
, a tissue equivalent substance used in radiation therapy - Bolus (digestion)Bolus (digestion)In digestion, a bolus is a mass of food that has been chewed at the point of swallowing. Once a bolus reaches the stomach, digestion begins....
, a ball-shaped mass moving through the digestive tract - Bolus trackingBolus trackingBolus tracking is a technique used in computed tomography imaging, to visualise vessels more clearly. A bolus of radio-opaque contrast media is injected into a patient via a peripheral intravenous cannula...
, technique used in computed tomography imaging, to visualise vessels more clearly - Triple bolus testTriple bolus testA triple bolus test or a dynamic pituitary function test is a medical diagnostic procedure used to assess a patient's pituitary function.A triple bolus test is usually ordered and interpreted by endocrinologists....
, a medical diagnostic procedure used to assess pituitary function
People
- Bolus of MendesBolus of MendesBolus of Mendes was an ancient Greek philosopher and writer of medical works. The Suda, and Eudocia after him, mention a Pythagorean philosopher of Mendes in Egypt, who wrote on marvels, potent remedies, and astronomical phenomena...
(4th century BC), ancient Greek philosopher - Harriet Margaret Louisa BolusHarriet Margaret Louisa BolusHarriet Margaret Louisa Bolus née Kensit was a prodigious South African botanist.- References :...
(1877–1970), South African botanist - Harry BolusHarry BolusHarry Bolus was a South African botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist. He advanced botany in South Africa by establishing bursaries, founding the and bequeathing his library and a large part of his fortune to the South African College...
(1834–1911), South African botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist. - Malvina BolusMalvina BolusMalvina Marjorie Bolus, OC was a Canadian historian and art collector, best known as the editor of the Hudson's Bay Company magazine The Beaver....
(1906–1997), Canadian historian and art collector, and editor of the Hudson's Bay Company magazine The Beaver. - Brian Bolus (born 1934), former English cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1963
- Frank BolusFrank BolusFrank Bolus played first-class cricket for Somerset in 10 matches in the 1893 and 1894 seasons. He was born at Wolverhampton and died at Coventry....
(1864–1939), English cricketer for Somerset
Other
- Bolus (spaceflight), a type of space tetherSpace tetherSpace tethers are cables, usually long and very strong, which can be used for propulsion, stabilization, or maintaining the formation of space systems by determining the trajectory of spacecraft and payloads...
. - bole, a reddish soft variety of clay used as a pigment, such as bolus armenus.
- Vigilante BolusVigilante BolusThe Vigilante bolus is an insecticide used with both dairy and beef cattle to reduce the number of flies in an area. It works by releasing an IGR that stops the development of insects before they become flies. Essentially preventing them from reproducing...
, an insecticide used with cattle to reduce the number of flies in an area. - Bolus HerbariumBolus HerbariumThe Bolus Herbarium was established in 1865 from a donation by Harry Bolus of his extensive herbarium and library to the South African College, which later became the University of Cape Town....
, a herbarium at the University of Cape Town established in 1865 from a donation by Harry Bolus - Bolus, a pastry from the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
- Bolus hook, an instrument in a Jacquard loomJacquard loomThe Jacquard loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with complex patterns such as brocade, damask and matelasse. The loom is controlled by punched cards with punched holes, each row of which corresponds to one row...
- Bolus, or Baulus, an AnatoliaAnatoliaAnatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
n village on the site of ancient BerissaBerissaBerissa is a Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province of Pontus Polemoniacus, in Asia Minor, which Kiepert and W. M. Ramsay have identified with the modern village of Baulus , south-west of Tokat.-Ecclesiastical History:In the time of St...