Dosed vs Predose - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between dosed and predose

is that dosed is (dose) while predose is to dose (a semiconductor etc,) in advance of another process.

(medicine) before being dosed.

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(dose)

(en noun)

A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.

The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered at any one time.

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It would be very expensive to cure a dose here, as well as unbelievably painful.

(dos)

to administer a dose

to prescribe a dose

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* pre-dose

(predos)

To dose (a semiconductor etc,) in advance of another process.

(-)

(medicine) Before being dosed.

* postdose