intravenous

[in-truh-vee-nuhs]

adjective

1. within a vein.

2. of, pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein.

   an intravenous solution.

noun

1. an intravenous injection.

2. intravenous feeding. IV

intravenous

/ ˌɪntrəˈviːnəs /

adjective

1. Abbreviations (esp of an injection): IV.  i.v.. anatomy within a vein

   an intravenous injection

intravenous

1. Existing or occurring within a vein.

2. Administered into a vein, as an injection.

intravenous

1. A descriptive term for things within a vein. Intravenous feeding or medication is the passing of nutrients or medicines into a vein through a tube.

Other Word Forms

• intravenously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of intravenous¹

First recorded in 1840–50; intra- + venous

Example Sentences

Molly told the inquiry how she became seriously ill in 2018 from an infection acquired from an intravenous line used to administer her medication.

From BBC

Perry, who had become addicted to intravenous ketamine, started purchasing the powerful drug from a Southern California doctor in late September 2023, according to the indictment and law enforcement officials.

From Los Angeles Times

It also called on the health service to record parental concerns, review workloads for ambulance crews, and review training around cannula, vascular access insertion, and intravenous therapy.

From BBC

It is something fed to us through intravenous transportation, dripping down the highways of our bodies until it puts us into a lobotomized state.

From Salon

Mary suffered regular chest infections as a child and has been repeatedly treated with intravenous antibiotics, nebulisers and immunoglobulin replacement therapy.

From BBC

Related Words

• drip 
• venous