Bolus can refer to: something that is given intravenously
[edit] Medicine
- Bolus (medicine), the administration of a drug, medication or other substance in the form of a single, large dose
- Bolus (radiation therapy), a tissue equivalent substance used in radiation therapy
- Bolus (digestion), a ball-shaped mass moving through the digestive tract
- Bolus tracking, technique used in computed tomography imaging, to visualise vessels more clearly
- Triple bolus test, a medical diagnostic procedure used to assess pituitary function
[edit] People
- Bolus of Mendes (4th century BC), ancient Greek philosopher
- Harry Bolus (1834 - 1911), South African botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist.
- Malvina Bolus (1906 - 1997), Canadian historian and art collector, and editor of the Hudson's Bay Company magazine The Beaver.
- Brian Bolus (born 1934), former English cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1963
- Vigilante Bolus, an insecticide used with cattle to reduce the number of flies in an area.
- Bolus Herbarium, a herbarium at the University of Cape Town established in 1865 from a donation by Harry Bolus
- Bolus, a pastry from the Netherlands
- Bolus hook, an instrument in a Jacquard loom
- Bolus, or Baulus, an Anatolian village on the site of ancient Berissa
[edit] See also