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intravenous

  (ĭn'trə-vē'nəs) pronunciation
adj. (Abbr. IV)

Within or administered into a vein.

n.

A drug, nutrient solution, or other substance administered into a vein.

intravenously in'tra·ve'nous·ly adv.
 
 
Dental Dictionary: intravenous
(in'trəvē'nus)
adj

In, into, or from within a vein or veins.

 
Health Dictionary: intravenous
(in-truh-vee-nuhs)

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.

 

Within a vein.

  • i. feeding — see intravenous infusion (below).
  • i. infusion — administration of fluids through a vein; called also phleboclysis, venoclysis and intravenous feeding. This method of feeding is used most often when a patient is suffering from severe dehydration and does not drink fluids because it is unconscious, recovering from an operation, unable to swallow normally, or vomiting persistently. Prolonged feeding of patients with chronic intestinal dysfunction can be accomplished by total parenteral nutrition.
  • i. pyelography — see pyelography.
 
Word Tutor: intravenous
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IN BRIEF: Directly into a vein.

pronunciation Receiving antibiotics intravenously saved the girl's life.

 
Translations: Translations for: Intravenous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - intravenøs, i en blodåre
n. - intravenøs ernæring, parenteral ernæring, kunstig ernæring

Nederlands (Dutch)
in de ader

Français (French)
adj. - intraveineux
n. - piqûre intraveineuse, perfusion intraveineuse

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (Med.) intravenös
n. - Tropf

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ιατρ.) ενδοφλέβιος
n. - (ιατρ.) ενδοφλέβια ένεση

Italiano (Italian)
endovenoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - intravenoso
n. - injeção (f) intravenosa

Русский (Russian)
внутривенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - intravenoso
n. - inyección intravenosa, alimentación intravenosa

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - intravenös (med.)
n. - intravenös injektion

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
静脉内的, 静脉注射

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 靜脈內的
n. - 靜脈注射

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정맥내의, 정맥 주사의
n. - 정맥주사

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 静脈内の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وريدي (الاسم) شيء يعطى في الوريد حقن في الوريد تغذيه من خلال الوريد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ורידי, שבתוך הווריד‬
n. - ‮זריקה תוך-ורידית, הזנה תוך-ורידית‬


 
 

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