"prebolus" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: preboluses [present, singular, third-person], prebolusing [participle, present], prebolused [participle, past], prebolused [past]
Etymology: From pre- + bolus. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|bolus}} pre- + bolus Head templates: {{en-verb}} prebolus (third-person singular simple present preboluses, present participle prebolusing, simple past and past participle prebolused)
  1. (intransitive) To take a premeal (preprandial) bolus of insulin shortly before a meal (usually just a few minutes before). Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-prebolus-en-verb-ma20gzMe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 21 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 41 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 16 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 11 31
  2. (transitive) To administer (one's insulin dose) in this way. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prebolus-en-verb-axareaVv Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 41 42 16
  3. (transitive) To preempt bad effects of (one's meals) in this way. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prebolus-en-verb-xaCoVtla Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 41 42 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-bolus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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