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A bolus is a mass of food that has been chewed but not digested. A bolus may be a medical issue if it is composed of non-digestable materials, or is the accumulative result of a blocked or malfunctioning digestive tract.Bolus also refers to a single large dose of medication intended to raise the blood level of a substance in a person. "(in radiotherapy) material used to fill in irregular body surfaces to improve dose distribution for hyperthermia or to increase the dose to the skin when high-energy photon beams are used"


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