intravenous
[in-truh-vee-nuh s]
- within a vein.
- of, pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein: an intravenous solution.
- an intravenous injection.
- intravenous feeding. Abbreviation: IV
Origin of intravenous
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Examples from the Web for intravenous
Contemporary Examples
Already there is an HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men and intravenous drug users in Egypt.
An intravenous form of the drug aggravated cardiac problems and, in a few rare cases, caused sudden death.
He loves colonics, gets Botox and intravenous vitamin injections, and is partial to black toilet paper.
I received eight rounds of intravenous chemotherapy and 25 zaps of radiation.
Its effects would be noticeable right away, especially by intravenous users.
Historical Examples
Intravenous injections of salt solution also proved of no value.
Scurvy Past and PresentAlfred Fabian Hess
I have been unable to produce the slightest arterial lesions in rabbits by intravenous injections of lead.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:Louis Marshall Warfield
I have watched the maximum pressure rise within three minutes following an intravenous injection of gr.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:Louis Marshall Warfield
The intravenous injection of ammonia failing to rouse her, m. xv.
The intravenous dose should not be given oftener than once in four days.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:Louis Marshall Warfield
intravenous
- anatomy within a veinan intravenous injection Abbreviations (esp of an injection): IV, i.v.
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Word Origin and History for intravenous
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intravenous
(ĭn′trə-vē′nəs)
- Within or administered into a vein.
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intravenous
[ĭn′trə-vē′nəs]
- Existing or occurring within a vein.
- Administered into a vein, as an injection.
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intravenous
[(in-truh-vee-nuhs)]
A descriptive term for things within a vein. Intravenous feeding or medication is the passing of nutrients or medicines into a vein through a tube.
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