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Intravenous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Within or administered into a vein.

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

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Inside the veins.

n. A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Within the veins.

adj. Administered by injection into a vein.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Situated or occurring within veins.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. within or by means of a vein

Word Usage

"Department of Health and Human Services, concluded that one form of phthalate, called di (2-ethylhexyl), or DEHP, used in intravenous tubing, catheters and other plastic medical equipment, could pose a risk to the proper development of baby boys 'reproductive tracts."

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

drip intravenous therapy

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Enos Malvinas Salinas Venus dominus genus lenis minas venous venus

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

subcutaneous parenteral intramuscular prophylactic high-dose epidural oral large-bore injectable intranasal