intravenous
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intravenous
- /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/ UK
adjective
- Inside the veins. Ikenna had typhoid and had been admitted at the hospital, receiving intravenous injections.
noun IV
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A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
Get his morphine intravenous started stat!
Similar: drip, intravenous drip, intravenous therapy
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Closest in meaning: parenteral, injectable, dba, injecting, endovenous, transvenous, iv, venous, intravascular, bolus, injection, drip, infusion, jab, shot, transfusion
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adj inside the veins
| Español | intravenoso, endovenoso |
|---|---|
| Português | intravenoso, endovenoso |
| Français | intraveineux, endoveineux |
| Deutsch | intravenös |
| Italiano | intravenoso, endovenoso |
| Română | intravenos |
| Русский | внутриве́нный vnutrivénnyj |
noun a dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein
| Español | suero, infusión |
|---|---|
| Português | intravenosa |
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title = {intravenous},
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