DOSE

n. Dos. Gr., fideriy. Lat., dos is. Fr., d., prise. Ger., Gabe. It., d. Sp., dos is. The quantity of a medicinal preparation that is ordered to be taken at one time; as used by some French writers, the quantity to be taken in twenty-four hours. Divided d's. Fr., d's fractionnees, d's refractees. Fractions of a d., to be taken at short intervals. [A, 385 (a, 21); A, 518.] D's fractionnees(Fr.). See Divided d's. D. ma ive. Ad. to be taken all at once. [A, 385 (a, 21).] D's refractees (Fr.). See Divided d's. D. venene use (Fr.). See Toxic d. Full d. As large ad. as it is usually nece ary or safe to employ. Infinitesimal d. Fr., d. i nfl nites i male. An extremely minute d. prepared by the methods of homoeopathy. Maximum d. See Full d. Poisonous d., Toxic d. Lat., dos is toxic a. Fr., d. toxique, d. venene use. Ger., toxische D. A dose that produces symptoms of poisoning. [s. 611]