Bolus

Bolus may refer to:

Geography

• Bolus, Iran, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran
• Bolus, or Baulus, an Anatolian village on the site of ancient Berissa

Medicine

• Food bolus, a ball-shaped mass moving through the digestive tract
• Bolus (medicine), the administration of a drug, medication or other substance in the form of a single, large dose
• Bolus (radiation therapy), a tissue equivalent substance used in radiation therapy
• Bolus tracking, technique used in computed tomography imaging, to visualise vessels more clearly
• Triple bolus test, a medical diagnostic procedure used to assess pituitary function

People with the name

• Bolus of Mendes (3rd century BC), esoteric Greek philosopher
• Brian Bolus (1934–2020), former English cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1963
• Frank Bolus (1864–1939), English cricketer for Somerset
• Harry Bolus (1834–1911), South African botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist
• Edward John Bolus (1897–?), poet, civil servant, and clergyman
• Louisa Bolus (Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus née Kensit, 1877–1970), South African botanist
• Malvina Bolus (1906–1997), Canadian historian and art collector, and editor of the Hudson's Bay Company magazine The Beaver

Other uses

• Bolus, a type of space tether, in spaceflight
• Bolus armenus, an example of a bole (a reddish soft variety of clay used as a pigment)
• Bolus Herbarium, an herbarium at the University of Cape Town established in 1865 from a donation by Harry Bolus
• Bolus hook, an instrument in a Jacquard loom
• Zeeuwse Bolus, a pastry from the Netherlands
• Bolus (Belgium), a Belgian pastry

See also

• All pages with titles containing Bolus
• Bolas (disambiguation)