intravenous
pronunciation
How to pronounce intravenous in British English:
UK [ˌɪntrəˈvi:nəs]
How to pronounce intravenous in American English:
US [ˌɪntrəˈvinəs]
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- Adjective:
- within or by means of a vein
Word Origin
- intravenous (adj.)
- 1847, coined in English from intra- "within, inside" + Latin venous, from vena "vein" (see vein). Related: Intravenously.
Example
- 1. One was an intravenous drug user who had slept outdoors on a trampoline .
- 2. Some 74 percent of new infections would be among high-risk individuals , particularly men who have sex with men and intravenous drug users .
- 3. All of the subjects were fitted with intravenous catheters so blood samples could be taken immediately before the massage and up to an hour afterward .
- 4. Doctors will use the sonic flashlight to more easily insert needles in intravenous lines deep inside the body and find lumps and other potentially malignant masses .
- 5. Since 2008 fannie mae and freddie mac , america 's two housing-finance giants , have been on life support , spared from insolvency by an intravenous drip of taxpayer cash .