Macrodose

Quick meaning: Macrodose is a noun meaning A relatively large dose of (something, such as a drug or radiation), particularly as contrasted with a microdose.

Meaning

A relatively large dose of (something, such as a drug or radiation), particularly as contrasted with a microdose.

More Meanings

1. To take a relatively large dose of (something, particularly a drug), particularly as contrasted with microdosing.

Example Sentences

'In which case,' I'd pointed out, 'you're not microdosing at all, you're macrodosing'

Here macrodose is defined as the average dose for a large-size object such as a liver or a tumour.

(Gasser et al., 2014) While this may have been a factor in our respondents' experiences, we did not ask them if they had macrodosed during their microdosing period.

Much less expensive than either is macrodosing with vitamins C, D, and E, which has been shown to be beneficial in slowing the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee.

Word Forms

• macrodoses
• macrodosing
• macrodosed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include microdose, microdosage, macrocapsule, microdoser, macrounit, macroparticle.

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