dozi

How to say it

Meaning

A measured amount of a medicine or vaccine taken at one time, or the full course of treatment a patient must finish.

Good to know

N class noun, the plural is also dozi: dozi mbili za chanjo, two doses of vaccine; kumaliza dozi, to finish a course of medicine; kuzidisha dozi, to take an overdose.

Examples

• Hakikisha unamaliza dozi yote ya dawa.Make sure you finish the whole course of medicine.
• Watoto walipewa dozi ya kwanza ya chanjo jana.The children were given the first dose of the vaccine yesterday.
• Kuzidisha dozi ya dawa hii ni hatari.Taking too large a dose of this medicine is dangerous.