intravenously
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of intravenously
First recorded in 1895–1900; intravenous + -ly
Example Sentences
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Last month, the FDA approved a form of Keytruda administered by injection rather than intravenously, which could help the company offset the impact of the patent expiration.
Furthermore, the author contends that many studies that do reference vaccines involved laboratory mice that received injections directly into the brain or intravenously, which differs significantly from how humans receive the vaccines.
From Los Angeles Times
She carefully carried her daughter out of the hospital, her nutrition bags still connected intravenously.
From Los Angeles Times
“I was being fed intravenously. I did not want to eat, I couldn’t eat. I lost about 60 or 70 pounds and was down to about 130 pounds.”
From Los Angeles Times
For four weeks, Lacie had to wear a backpack containing the drug for 24 hours a day so it could enter her blood intravenously through a picc line in her arm.
From BBC
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