Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Doses
Introduction
Dose can refer to:
In medicine:
- Effective dose, the smallest amount of a substance required to produce a measurable effect on a living organism
- Absorbed dose, an amount of radiation received
- Equivalent dose, a measure of radiation dosage to tissue
See also
- Dosing, the process of administering a measured amount of a medicine or chemical