IV
noun
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
IV
1 American
[ahy-vee]
/ ˈaɪˈvi /
noun
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IVs,
plural
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IV's
plural
IV
2
American
i.v.
3
American
abbreviation
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increased value.
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initial velocity.
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invoice value.
I.V.
4
American
abbreviation
i.v.
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of IV
First recorded in 1950–55
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The research work included testing stem cell production, creating and testing IV fluid, and studying how the bacteria that causes pneumonia can lead to long‑term heart damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Despite that, most had aggressive disease that had already progressed to Stage III or IV by the time it was diagnosed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Pike's legal team had previously objected to the execution's IV protocol, saying it would have caused needless suffering due to her small veins and a blood condition.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The people tasked with the job of finding a usable vein and securing an IV are not phlebotomists with specialized training or nurses.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Its southern scribe appended this note: Findegil, King’s Writer, finished this work in IV 172.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Elsewhere, Unilever last month talked up Liquid I.V., a maker of electrolyte-drink mixes that it bought in 2020.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Ter Kulve referenced the success of Unilever’s acquisition of electrolyte business Liquid I.V., noting the need for people who want to cool down while indulging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Other things that I have automatic repeat orders set up for: Swiffer Wet Jet pads, Liquid I.V., coffee beans, magnesium gummies, shampoo and conditioner, and assorted cleaning supplies.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2024
Employees handed out packets of Liquid I.V. hydration powder and samples of Mosh, a line of protein bars by Maria Shriver and her son Patrick Schwarzenegger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
“We’ve got him on I.V. antibiotics and he’s doing pretty well,” Dr. Gonzalez said in a low voice, “but unless we find those dogs, he’ll need a series of rabies injections. Those are no fun.”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Alternatively, it has been suggested that the panels were originally installed side by side in the cathedral of St. Vitus, Prague, perhaps for Charles IV’s coronation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Titled "Past, Present, Future", the tour is billed as an "intimate" look at Usher Raymond IV's 30-year career, as well as "a glimpse into the future".
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
Compared with past titles, Diablo IV’s launch appears to have gone well.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Bailey studies every teammate, even watching Russell Stong IV’s moves in practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
The achievement of the reign of Henry IV's son, Henry V, which chiefly interests us was the adjustment of the question of investitures.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by James Harvey Robinson
Desperate to save them, records show, doctors inserted tubes into their airways and hooked them up to IVs.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
On Saturdays, a Sacramento clinic repurposes the reclining chairs reserved for patients recovering from abortion procedures for the people coming in for the IVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
"We were told that his illness was one in a million. Other parents were learning to change diapers but I was learning how to change chemotherapy ports and IVs."
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
Surrounded by tubes and IVs in a hospital room, the rapper flashed a peace sign at the camera and wrote in the caption that he’d been fighting for his life “literally for 9 days straight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
They hooked me up with two IVs: one sugar, one salt.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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