IV

[ ahy-vee ]

noun,plural IVs, IV's.

an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.

Origin of IV

First recorded in 1950–55

Other definitions for IV (2 of 4)

IV²

abbreviation

intravenous injection.
intravenously.

Other definitions for i.v. (3 of 4)

i.v.

abbreviation

increased value.
initial velocity.

invoice value.

Other definitions for I.V. (4 of 4)

I.V.

abbreviation

initial velocity.

How to use IV in a sentence

A translation of cantos i-v by Richard Carew had appeared in 1594.
Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge | W. W. Greg
For instance, "I shall always address you in your own S-n-i-v-e-l-i-n-g d-r-a-w-l, baby."
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 3, 1876-1885 | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
To the view, however, which has obtained wide support in recent years, that books i.-v.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 | Various
Alice saw a huge legend on the far wall of the chasm, and spelled it out—“O-b-l-i-v-i-o-n.”
The So-called Human Race | Bert Leston Taylor
Deliberately I uttered a gross falsehood, 'Amy said l-e-i-v-e,'
The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls | Various

British Dictionary definitions for i.v.

i.v.

abbreviation for

intravenous(ly)

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