1
a
: the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measured dose
b
: the presence and relative representation or strength of a factor or agent
2
a
b(1)
: the giving of a dose
(2)
: regulation or determination of doses
3
: an exposure to some experience in or as if in measured portions
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Lowering your zinc dosage and overall intake should help resolve these symptoms.
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Kirstyn Hill, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
In an industry with no standardized dosages for products, the FDA would be unable to generalize a takedown of one company to the whole industry.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
True, pumping up the dosage can give women an almost euphoric high, Christmas says.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Why the big difference in dosage?
—Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Dec. 2025
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Kirstyn Hill, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
In an industry with no standardized dosages for products, the FDA would be unable to generalize a takedown of one company to the whole industry.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
True, pumping up the dosage can give women an almost euphoric high, Christmas says.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Why the big difference in dosage?
—Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Dosage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dosage. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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dosage
noun
dos·age
ˈdō-sij 
1
a
: the giving of medicine in doses
b
: the amount of a single dose
2
: the addition or application of a substance in a measured dose
Medical Definition
dosage
noun
dos·age
ˈdō-sij
1
a
: the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measured dose
b
: the presence and relative representation or strength of a factor or agent (as a gene)
2
a
b(1)
: the giving of a dose
(2)
: regulation or determination of doses
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