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IV
1[ ahy-vee ]
noun
, plural IVs, IV's.
- an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
IV
2abbreviation for
- intravenous injection.
i.v.
3abbreviation for
- increased value.
- initial velocity.
- invoice value.
I.V.
4abbreviation for
- initial velocity.
i.v.
abbreviation for
- intravenous(ly)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of IV1
First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences
About 50 percent of clients use the I.V. Doc for other things—stomach bugs and jet lag, for example.
From The Daily Beast
The anti-nausea medicine, added to the I.V. a little bit later, has clearly worked.
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Now available in the Hamptons and Long Island, The I.V. Doc will hit the West Coast come August.
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