bolus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
  2. noun a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine

WordNet

Bo"lus noun
Etymology
L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G. lump of earth. See Bole, n., clay.
Wordforms
plural Boluses
Definitions
  1. A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.

Webster 1913