IV
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3.8
- noun
- /aɪ vi/
- Specialized
:
infusión intravenosa
- The doctor recommended that she receive an IV drip to help with her hydration after the surgery.
- IV antibiotics
- IV (intravenous)
But when she put my IV in, she put the IV in and blood went everywhere.
- But when she put my IV in, she put the IV in and blood went everywhere.
- We'll do some Ivs first thing in the next morning.
- You know, I've got the, the IV stand one hand and her arm and the other.
- OK, so you're saying assisted living though does not have Ivs and all of that non medical?
- Because we were packing out in our Ifax, we had our own IV bags.
- They just did a basic test and gave him an IV basic thing.
Examples
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Dr. Brenda treats her with an IV drip to restore glucose.
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She just needs oxygen and maybe some IV fluids.
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I gotta put an IV line in.
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I gotta take her IV off.
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I want him on an IV by the time I get up there.
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I will run an IV to your arm, and I can just connect you to him.
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We're learning how to insert an IV.
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We'll stop by on Friday to adjust the IV solution, and I'll check it then.
Fiction book (1992) -
The patient was continued on IV antibiotics and was followed up in the detoxification clinic.
Academic text (1996) -
Wally pins Izzy's arm down as Robby sticks in an IV and injects medicine.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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5.5
A slow flow of medicine or fluid into a vein through a tube
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4.1
A thin tube that gives fluids or medicine slowly into a vein
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4.1
To put liquid medicine directly into a vein through a needle
A way of giving liquid into a vein one drop at a time
Giving nutrients directly into a vein when someone cannot eat or take in food
Compounds
King of England from 1399 to 1413 who took the throne from Richard II and faced many rebellions
- Specialized
A study done after a drug is approved to check its safety and how well it works in many people
- Specialized
A stage after approval that monitors a drug's long-term effects in many patients
- Specialized
A delayed reaction caused by the body's immune cells that appears hours after contact with something you are sensitive to
How Invasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
IV = intravenous (semi-transparent) = I + V
The connection between 'IV' and 'intravenous' is clear as an abbreviation, but the letter form is not a standard morphological derivation for learners.
Etymology
IV is short for intravenous, made from intra- meaning 'into' and venous meaning 'vein', so an IV puts fluids or medicine 'into the vein' to reach the body quickly.