[ˈbəʊləs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing
(e.g: mucin holds the particles of food together in a ball or bolus)

- a type of large pill used in veterinary medicine


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Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a large pill): via late Latin from Greek bōlos ‘clod’