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intravenous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English venous English intravenous From intra- + venous.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Inside the veins.
    • The inside of the vehicle is pretty sparse and there are no oxygen tanks, intravenous drips or machines that go "ping." 2024 January 9, Scott Snowden, “Santa Monica rolls out mobile mental health unit”, in Santa Monica Daily Press:
    • Ikenna had typhoid and had been admitted at the hospital, receiving intravenous injections. 2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 116:

Deriveds

nonintravenous

Relateds

intravenously

Translations (32)

uk внутріве́нний (inside the veins) · be унутрыве́нны (inside the veins) · fi intravenoosinen (inside the veins) · bg вено́зен (inside the veins) · nb intravenøs (inside the veins) · cs nitrožilní (inside the veins) · be нутравэ́нны (inside the veins) · it intravenoso (inside the veins) · ca intravenós (inside the veins) · fi laskimonsisäinen (inside the veins) · be давэ́нны (inside the veins) · hu intravénás (inside the veins) · ru внутриве́нный (inside the veins) · be унутраве́нны (inside the veins) · es endovenoso (inside the veins) · de intravenös (inside the veins) · fr intraveineux (inside the veins) · sk vnútrožilový (inside the veins) · nn intravenøs (inside the veins) · pt intravenoso (inside the veins) · fr endoveineux (inside the veins) · pl dożylny (inside the veins) · nl intraveneus (inside the veins) · ro intravenos (inside the veins) · it endovenoso (inside the veins) · da intravenøs (inside the veins) · pt endovenoso (inside the veins) · uk внутрішньове́нний (inside the veins) · sv intravenös (inside the veins) · es intravenoso (inside the veins) · id intravena (inside the veins) · be нутраве́нны (inside the veins)

intravenous en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English venous English intravenous From intra- + venous.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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!

Forms

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Synonyms

intravenous drip · drip · intravenous therapy

Translations (5)

hu infúzió (a dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein) · es suero (a dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein) · fi infuusio (a dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein) · es infusión (a dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein) · pt intravenosa (a dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein)