IV

[ ahy-vee ]

/ ˈaɪˈvi /

noun, plural IVs, IV's.

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

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Origin of IV

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby IV

IUGR, IUI, Iulus, -ium, IUS, IV, iva, ivan, Ivanhoe, Ivan III, Ivan IV

Definition for IV (2 of 4)

abbreviation

intravenous.

intravenous drip.

intravenous injection.

intravenously.

Definition for IV (3 of 4)

i.v.

increased value.

initial velocity.

invoice value.

Definition for IV (4 of 4)

I.V.

initial velocity.

Example sentences from the Web for IV

For hydration, an IV would have been effective, as CIA medical officers conceded.
‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with Torture|Russell Saunders|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“While IV infusion is safe and effective,” one officer wrote, rectal hydration could be used as a form of behavior control.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, Beth is working from inside the hospital to secure the drugs Carol needs and to keep her hooked up to an IV drip.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason Finale|Melissa Leon|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mixner would insert it via an IV and hold his friend until the drip was completed.
Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People|Tim Teeman|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He is described by FrontPageAfrica as having become so angry he ripped the IV lines from his arms.
How Bureaucrats Let Ebola Spread to Nigeria|Michael Daly|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Often the presence of a counteracting, or modifying cause may confuse us; IV.
The Art of Logical Thinking|William Walker Atkinson
“Die arktischen Medusen (ausschliesslich der Polypomedusen),” Fauna arctica, iv.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
Quinque-viri associated with Praefectus Urbis to try two Senators accused of magical arts, iv.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
Note that the wording of the first part of the questions is slightly different from that in year IV, test 5.
The Measurement of Intelligence|Lewis Madison Terman
Corporeal, if soul is, body could not possess sensation, iv.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus)

British Dictionary definitions for IV

i.v.

IV

abbreviation for

intravenous(ly)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for IV

abbr.

intravenous

intravenously

intraventricular

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