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o·ver·dose
(ō′vər-dōs′)n.
An excessive dose, especially of a narcotic.
v. (ō′vər-dōs′) o·ver·dosed, o·ver·dos·ing, o·ver·dos·es
v.intr.
To take an overdose.
v.tr.
To administer too large a dose or too many doses to.
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overdose
n
(esp of drugs) an excessive dose
vb
(Medicine) to take an excessive dose or give an excessive dose to
ˌoverˈdosage n
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o•ver•dose
(n. ˈoʊ vərˌdoʊs; v. ˈoʊ vərˌdoʊs, ˌoʊ vərˈdoʊs)n., v. -dosed, -dos•ing. n.
1. an excessive dose of a drug.
v.i. 2. to take an excessive dose, esp. of a narcotic.
v.t. 3. to give an excessive dose to.
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Past participle: overdosed
Gerund: overdosing
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overdose
(ˈəuvədous) noun too great an amount (of medicine). an overdose of sleeping-pills.sobredosis
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overdose
→ sobredosisMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
overdose
n. dosis excesiva; dosis tóxica; sobredosis.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
overdose
n sobredosis f, dosis excesivaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.