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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.
投与量を守ってください。
Please follow the prescribed dosage.
子どもの投与量は体重によって異なる。
The dosage for children varies depending on body weight.
医師の指示なく投与量を変えると、副作用が出る可能性がある。
Changing the dosage without a doctor's instructions may cause side effects.
Composed of 投与 (administration of medicine) and 量 (amount, quantity). A standard medical term used on prescription labels, drug information sheets, and in clinical settings. The suffix 量 is productive in measurement compounds: 摂取量 (intake amount), 使用量 (amount used), 消費量 (consumption amount).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 投与量を調整する: to adjust the dosage
- 投与量を増やす: to increase the dosage
- 一日の投与量: daily dosage
- 最大投与量: maximum dosage
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 服用量: dose to be taken — specifically refers to oral medication, while 投与量 covers any route of administration
- 用量: dose — a shorter, more general term often seen on medicine packaging
- 投薬: medication administration — the act of giving medicine, not the amount