intravenous

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English

Etymology

From intra- +‎ venous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/

Adjective

intravenous (not comparable)

1. Inside the veins.

Related terms

• intravenously

Translations

inside the veins

Catalan: intravenós (ca) Czech: nitrožilní (cs) Dutch: intraveneus (nl) French: intraveineux (fr) German: intravenös (de)

Hungarian: intravénás (hu) Italian: intravenoso (it) Polish: dożylny (pl) m. Spanish: intravenoso (es)

Noun

intravenous (uncountable) (abreviated as IV)

1. (medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.

   Get his morphine intravenous started stat!

Synonyms

• drip
• intravenous therapy