Wondrous Wednesday

bo·lus

 [ bṓləss ]   

1. intravenous injection of drug: a rapidly absorbed intravenous injection of a drug
2. large pill: a very large pill
3.  
   Noun
4. A small rounded mass of a substance, esp. of chewed food at the moment of swallowing.

"'On my Friday morning visit, I learned that my mom failed repeated swallow studies. The report said that she held the "food bolus in her mouth for more than ten seconds. Patient is not safe to eat.'" "'That statement also applied to oral medications. I pondered the next step.'"