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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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So bad was the injury, in fact, that Moss was kept in hospital on an intravenous drip.

From BBC Mar. 13, 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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