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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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