intravenous

CEFRC1

/ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Existing or given directly into a vein.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.

Examples

  • I had an intravenous drip in hospital.

  • The intravenous morphine made the trip to the hospital worth it.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Inside the veins.

More examples

In context

  • Get his morphine intravenous started stat!

  • Ikenna had typhoid and had been admitted at the hospital, receiving intravenous injections.

  • The inside of the vehicle is pretty sparse and there are no oxygen tanks, intravenous drips or machines that go "ping."

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The nurse inserted a needle into the patient's arm for an blank drip of fluids.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From intra- + venous.