The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bolus \Bo"lus\, n.; pl. Boluses. [L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G. ? lump of earth. See Bole, n., clay.] A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bolus n 1: a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) 2: a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine