Bolus facts for kids
In biology, a bolus (from the Latin word for ball), is a ball-shaped living thing.
In medicine, a bolus is a large amount of a drug given to patients to raise the blood level before treatment.
A bolus can also refer to a ball of food after it has been chewed. It passes down the oesophagus by peristalsis.
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Famous African-American Inventors:
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