intravenous
adjective
in·tra·ve·nous
ˌin-trə-ˈvē-nəs 
: situated, performed, or occurring within or entering by way of a vein
also
: used in or using intravenous procedures
intravenously
adverb
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Some of the medications, the clinic said, can lower both heart rate and blood pressure, are only available in intravenous forms and can expand blood vessels.
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Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Contrast venography: This X-ray involves injecting intravenous (IV) contrast dye into a vein to show how blood flows through the veins.
—Laura Schober, Health, 12 Jan. 2025
Working with David Liu, Sam Berns’ mom, and Leslie Gordon of the Progeria Research Foundation, my research group has already shown that a single intravenous infusion of an in vivo gene editor can dramatically extend the life of mice that have been engineered to carry the human progeria mutation.
—Francis Collins, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
The model was filmed sampling an intravenous drip laced with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (or NAD+) for an episode of The Kardashians.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Contrast venography: This X-ray involves injecting intravenous (IV) contrast dye into a vein to show how blood flows through the veins.
—Laura Schober, Health, 12 Jan. 2025
Working with David Liu, Sam Berns’ mom, and Leslie Gordon of the Progeria Research Foundation, my research group has already shown that a single intravenous infusion of an in vivo gene editor can dramatically extend the life of mice that have been engineered to carry the human progeria mutation.
—Francis Collins, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
The model was filmed sampling an intravenous drip laced with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (or NAD+) for an episode of The Kardashians.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Intravenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intravenous. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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intravenous
adjective
in·tra·ve·nous
ˌin-trə-ˈvē-nəs
: being within or entering by way of the veins
intravenous feeding
intravenously
adverb
Medical Definition
intravenous
adjective
in·tra·ve·nous
ˌin-trə-ˈvē-nəs
1
: situated within, performed within, occurring within, or administered by entering a vein
an intravenous feeding
intravenous inflammation
2
: used in intravenous procedures
intravenous needles
an intravenous solution
intravenously
adverb
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