Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Within or administered into a vein.
  • noun A drug, nutrient solution, or other substance administered into a vein.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Situated or occurring within veins.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Within the veins.
  • adjective Administered by injection into a vein.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Inside the veins.
  • noun medicine A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective within or by means of a vein

Etymologies

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From intra- +‎ venous.

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Examples

  • And a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concluded that one form of phthalate used in intravenous tubing and other hospital equipment could hamper the development of baby boys 'reproductive tracts.

    'Everywhere chemicals' in plastics alarm parents 2007

  • Department of Health and Human Services, concluded that one form of phthalate, called di (2-ethylhexyl), or DEHP, used in intravenous tubing, catheters and other plastic medical equipment, could pose a risk to the proper development of baby boys 'reproductive tracts.

    'Everywhere chemicals' in plastics alarm parents 2007

  • They oppose the solution demanded by some self-proclaimed victims: long-term intravenous antibiotics.

    NYT > Home Page By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. 2011

  • They oppose the solution demanded by some self-proclaimed victims: long-term intravenous antibiotics.

    NYT > Home Page By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. 2011

  • They oppose the solution demanded by some self-proclaimed victims: long-term intravenous antibiotics.

    NYT > Home Page By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. 2011

  • The March 2010 Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory also describes the high risk of infection to patients who have central lines or central venous catheters placed for long-term intravenous access.

    Emaxhealth Denise Reynolds RD 2010

  • Each long term intravenous cipro of vaginitis contains 260 fever of hydrogenated and 520 colitis of objective (a surgical of 780 stress of both medicines).

    Wii-volution 2009

  • Do not folate the long term intravenous cipro in less amounts, or induce it for immediately than recommended by your doctor.

    Wii-volution 2009

  • Van den Hout JM, Kamphoven JH, Winkel LP, Arts WF, De Klerk JB, et al. (2004) Long-term intravenous treatment of Pompe disease with recombinant human alpha-glucosidase from milk.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

  • Cancer patients and intensive-care unit patients are especially prone to bloodstream infections not only because of their weakened immune systems, but also because they often have long-term intravenous catheters that allow medicines to be given directly into the bloodstream.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2008

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