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intravenous drip

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noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. IV


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He added that they had been able to give him water and attach him to an intravenous drip.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Even though it's not given through an intravenous drip, the nasal spray still requires careful observation of patients under the FDA's approval conditions.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024

None died because the captain contacted a nearby fishing ship, which dispatched their onboard doctor, who administered an intravenous drip, presumably with B1 supplements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

The battery of machines that had sustained her had been reduced to an intravenous drip.

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2023

In a busy village clinic in Lezhi county in southwest China's Sichuan province on Thursday, 59-year-old Yang waited anxiously as her husband received an intravenous drip in the adjacent room.

From Reuters ● Dec. 30, 2022

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