microdose
noun[C]
uk/ˈmaɪ.krəʊ.dəʊs/us/ˈmaɪ.kroʊ.doʊs/anextremelysmalldose(=measuredamount)of amedicineordrug:
微剂量Inhomoeopathy,illnessesaretreatedusinghighlydilutedformsofherbsandminerals,knownas microdoses, that inhigherquantitiescould giveriseto the sameproblemsas those that are beingtreated.在顺势疗法中，用高度稀释的草药和矿物质来治疗疾病，也就是所谓的微剂量，如果用量过大，可能会引起跟正在接受治疗的病人相同的问题。
a verysmalldose(=measuredamount)of apsychedelicdrug(= one thataffectsthemind)taken in anattempttobecomebetteratsolvingproblemsor atthinkingof newideas, or totreatmedicalproblemssuch asanxiety,depression, orheadaches:
A microdose isgenerallyconsideredto be one-20th to one-tenth of arecreationaldose.
- There are twobasicprocessesemployedinordertoobtainthe microdoses: dilution and dynamisation.
- About anhouror two afteringestingthe microdose,peoplenoticeanincreaseinfocusandenergy.
Medicine in different forms
- blister pack
- bolus
- Caplet
- chemotherapy
- dosage
- dose
- elixir
- injectable
- injection
- jab
- jag
- knockout drops
- medication
- mixture
- overdose
- patent medicine
- phial
- pillbox
- prescription
- wonder drug
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microdose
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈmaɪ.krəʊ.dəʊs/us/ˈmaɪ.kroʊ.doʊs/to take a verysmalldose(=measuredamount)of apsychedelicdrug(= one thataffectsthemind)in anattempttobecomebetteratsolvingproblemsor atthinkingof newideas, or totreatmedicalproblemssuch asanxiety,depression, orheadaches:
Themusiciansaid he microdosed so he couldfinishup analbumthat had been taking himyears.
MostpeoplemicrodosemushroomsorLSD.
Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- auto-injector
- blood doping
- bolus
- dispense
- inject
- jab
- knock
- knocksomeoneout
- lethal injection
- medicated
- microdosing
- nebulize
- prescribe
- reinject
- reinjection
- sedation
- self-medicate
- self-medication
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