"heroic dose" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heroic doses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heroic dose (plural heroic doses)
  1. A particularly large dose of a drug administered in an emergency as heroic medicine, or (in the case of recreational drugs) to produce very pronounced hallucinogenic effects. Translations (Translations): suurannos (Finnish), heroische Dosis [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-heroic_dose-en-noun-gwV-yJOs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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