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in⋅tra⋅ve⋅nous

[in-truh-vee-nuh

–adjective

1.	within a vein.

2.	of, pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein: an intravenous solution.

–noun

3.	an intravenous injection.

4.	intravenous feeding. Abbreviation: IV

Origin:
1840–50; intra- + venous

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in·tra·ve·nous   (ĭn'trə-vē'nəs) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Abbr. IV
Within or administered into a vein.

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

in'tra·ve'nous·ly adv.

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intravenous

1847, coined in Eng. from intra- "within, inside" + L. venous, from vena "vein" (see vein).

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intravenous
adjective
within or by means of a vein; "an intravenous inflammation"; "intravenous feeding"

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intravenous (ĭn'trə-vē'nəs) Pronunciation Key

Existing or occurring within a vein.
Administered into a vein, as an injection.

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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.

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Intravenous

In`tra*ve"nous\, a. Within the veins.