Noun: dosage dow-sij
- The quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
"They carefully calculated the dosage of radiation for the cancer treatment";
- dose
- A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
"The doctor prescribed a dosage of antibiotics to be taken twice daily";
- dose
Derived forms: dosages
Type of: indefinite quantity, med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Encyclopedia: Dosage