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Webster 1913 Edition

Intravenous

Inˊtra-ve′nous

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Adj.

1.

Within the veins.

Definition 2024

intravenous

intravenous

English

Adjective

intravenous ‎(not comparable)

Inside the veins.

Related terms

intravenously

Translations

inside the veins

Catalan: intravenós
Czech: nitrožilní (cs)
Danish: intravenøs
Dutch: intraveneus (nl)
Finnish: laskimonsisäinen
French: intraveineux (fr), endoveineux
German: intravenös (de)
Hungarian: intravénás (hu)
Italian: intravenoso, endovenoso (it)

Norwegian:

Bokmål: intravenøs

Nynorsk: intravenøs
Polish: dożylny (pl) m
Portuguese: intravenoso, endovenoso
Russian: внутриве́нный (ru) ‎(vnutrivénnyj)
Spanish: intravenoso, endovenoso
Swedish: intravenös (sv)

Noun

intravenous ‎(uncountable) (abreviated as IV)

(medicine) 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!

Translations

inside the veins

Finnish: infuusio (fi)
Portuguese: intravenosa f

Spanish: suero (es)

Synonyms

drip
intravenous therapy