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feminine

/soβɾeˈðosis/

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Translation

overdose

Word origin

From sobre ('over') plus dosis ('dose'), which comes from Greek dosis ('a giving'), via Latin dosis. The Greek didonai means 'to give'.

Origin
Greek
Root
dosis
English cognates
dose, antidote

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralsobredosis

Examples

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The patient arrived at the hospital with an overdose.

pastillas mortal.

An overdose of these pills can be fatal.

salvarla .

The doctors managed to save her after the overdose.

¿ atienden ?

Do you know how many overdoses they treat here every night?

dosis recomendada .

Never exceed the recommended dose to avoid an overdose.

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This word is part of lesson 72.