intravenous

English

Etymology

From intra- +‎ venous.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/

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) (abbreviated 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!

Synonyms

drip
intravenous therapy

Translations

inside the veins

Finnish: infuusio (fi)
Portuguese: intravenosa f

Spanish: suero (es)

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