(とうよりょう)

とうよりょう
noun
dosage; administered dose
formalmedical
1. dosage; administered dose; amount administered
The amount of a drug or medication given to a patient. A key term in medical and pharmaceutical contexts, specifying how much of a substance should be taken or given.
投与量(とうよりょう)(まも)ってください
Please follow the prescribed dosage.
The dosage for children varies depending on body weight.
Changing the dosage without a doctor's instructions may cause side effects.

Composed of 投与(とうよ) (administration of medicine) and (りょう) (amount, quantity). A standard medical term used on prescription labels, drug information sheets, and in clinical settings. The suffix (りょう) is productive in measurement compounds: 摂取量(せっしゅりょう) (intake amount), 使用量(しようりょう) (amount used), 消費量(しょうひりょう) (consumption amount).

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