intravenous drip

American  

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

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Example Sentences

Altitude sickness was so severe that some had to be hooked up to intravenous drips.

From The Wall Street Journal

An intravenous drip is hooked up to the wall next to Elkana.

From BBC

As the scale of destruction emerged, Myanmar officials declared a "mass casualty area" at Naypyidaw General Hospital, where patients lay on gurneys outside, intravenous drips hanging from makeshift stands.

From BBC

Some might argue no dignity either, with their pain and ailments, oxygen bottles and intravenous drips all on public display.

From BBC

Two-year-old Shaina is hooked up to an intravenous drip at one of the few functioning hospitals in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.

From BBC