Definitions

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

  • adverb medicine In an intravenous manner; by means of intravenous injection.

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

  • adverb in an intravenous manner

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word intravenously.

Examples

  • DISIDA scan - a nuclear medicine scan in which dye given intravenously is concentrated into bile.

    Glossary of liver transplant terms 2009

  • However, in spinal cord injury, the treatment, which is given intravenously, is short-term and poses few risks of side effects, Simard said.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Significant blood levels are achieved by nasal application, peaking within 15 minutes to one hour with a duration of 1 to 1.5 hours. 2 With oral dosing, peak effects may be delayed to 45 to 90 minutes after administration, subjective effects may be higher, and duration last up to 4 hours. 9 The highest blood levels of cocaine occur in a few minutes when used intravenously and last for approximately 30-45 minutes.

    Cocaine Toxicity 2010

  • It works almost immediately when given intravenously.

    Sedation for Outpatients 2010

  • Some eventually call that which is fed to us intravenously from birth and those before them, reality.

    Page 2 2010

  • It can be given orally, intravenously, or by dripping it into the nose.

    Sedation for Outpatients 2010

  • On Feb. 22—seven days after Ms. Ruksana first began bleeding uncontrollably—a lab technician reported finding contamination in bottles of saline solution administered intravenously after blood loss or surgery.

    The Ailing Health of a Growing Nation Amol Sharma 2011

  • This uses a radioactive drug, 18F-DOPA, that is injected intravenously and concentrates in insulin cells for detection in a PET scanner (positron emission tomography).

    Diagnosis 2010

  • Scientists found that highly concentrated saline solution given intravenously by paramedics doesn't improve patients 'long-term survival or neurologic functioning.

    Saline Fluid Fails in Brain Therapy Thomas M. Burton 2010

  • Pentobarbital (Brand name: Nembutal) - a sedative medication generally given intravenously to children over one year old.

    Sedation for Outpatients 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.