intravenous
22
5.5
- adjective
- /ˌɪntrəˈviːnəs/
- Specialized
:
intravenoso
- The doctor administered intravenous fluids to help the patient recover from dehydration.
- intravenous drug
- intravenous antibiotic
- intravenous injection
But even intravenous delivery can be can be dangerous to the brain.
- But even intravenous delivery can be can be dangerous to the brain.
- And I don't, I haven't done the intravenous one, but it seems to me that this accomplishes the same thing.
- And it took me nearly three years to treat her with DMSA and intravenous vitamin C and other nutrients, glutathione included.
Examples
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The doctor hooked up another bag of intravenous solution using the needle I already had in Don's arm.
Fiction book (2002) -
Postoperatively, this patient developed a right-sided orbital abscess, which resolved on intravenous antibiotics and drainage.
Academic text (1999) -
So they were getting rehydrated with intravenous solutions.
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We've been giving her intravenous antibiotics for 10 days.
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Chuuk lacked the infrastructure and experience required to deliver daily intravenous medication outside of the hospital.
Academic text (2011) -
A diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made, and the patient was started on intravenous steroid therapy.
Academic text (2008) -
The patient's oral diet was halted for 36 hours, and intravenous ampicillin/sulbactam was administered.
Academic text (2008) -
Antibiotic therapy should ease symptoms, but overuse has led to multiresistant organisms that require intravenous antibiotics.
Academic text (2011) -
Treatment was initiated for bacterial meningitis with empirical intravenous ampicillin and cefotaxime.
Academic text (2015) -
Patients received general anesthesia in the operating room, and intravenous systemic heparin (10,000 IU) was infused.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
Happening inside a vein or done through a vein
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
To put liquid medicine directly into a vein through a needle
- Specialized
Giving nutrients directly into a vein when someone cannot eat or take in food
- Specialized
An X-ray of the kidneys and the tubes to the bladder after a doctor puts dye into a vein
- Specialized
An X-ray test that uses a dye injected into a vein to show the kidneys and urinary tract
How Invasive
- Specialized
4
6.9
- Specialized
22
5.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
48
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
intravenous = venous (transparent) = intra + ven + ous
Standard prefixation of 'intra-' (within) to the adjective 'venous' yields the meaning 'within a vein'.
Etymology
The word intravenous comes from the parts intra- meaning 'within' and venous from 'vein', so it literally means 'within a vein'. That's why an intravenous drip or injection puts fluid or medicine directly into a vein to work quickly.