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in⋅tra⋅ve⋅nous

  [in-truh-vee-nuhs]
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–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)   
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 [(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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Word Origin & History

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

Main Entry: in·tra·ve·nous
Pronunciation: "in-tr&-'vE-n&s
Function: adjective
1 : situated within, performed within,occurring within, or administered by entering a vein intravenous feeding> <intravenous inflammation>
2 : used in intravenous procedures<intravenous needles> intravenous solution> —in·tra·ve·nous·ly adverb
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intravenous in·tra·ve·nous (ĭn'trə-vē'nəs)
adj.
Abbr. IV
Within or administered into a vein.

in'tra·ve'nous·ly adv.

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