Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Within or administered into a vein.
- n. A drug, nutrient solution, or other substance administered into a vein.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Situated or occurring within veins.
Wiktionary
- adj. Inside the veins.
- n. medicine A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Within the veins.
- adj. Administered by injection into a vein.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. within or by means of a vein
Etymologies
- From intra- + venous. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
“They oppose the solution demanded by some self-proclaimed victims: long-term intravenous antibiotics.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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).”
“Do not folate the long term intravenous cipro in less amounts, or induce it for immediately than recommended by your doctor.”
“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.”
“The PICC line is used for long-term intravenous (IV) antbiotics, nutrition or medications, and for blood draws.”
“There wasn't a clear reason for the market slowdown, but Parkinson suggested an expensive plasma-based treatment for immune disorders known as intravenous immunoglobulin, or IVIG, may have more vulnerability to people losing jobs and health coverage than previously thought.”
The Wall Street Journal: Baxter Cuts Outlook On Plasma-Market Slowdown
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
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