intravenous

English

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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)
• Finnish: laskimonsisäinen (fi)
• French: intraveineux (fr)
• German: intravenös (de)

• Hungarian: intravénás (hu)
• Italian: intravenoso (it)
• Polish: dożylny (pl) m
• Russian: внутривенный (ru) (vnutrivénnyj)
• 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!

Translations

inside the veins

• Finnish: infuusio (fi)

• Spanish: suero (es)

Synonyms

• drip
• intravenous therapy