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intravenous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective intravenous has 1 sense
- intravenous(a = adj.pert) endovenous - within or by means of a vein; "an intravenous inflammation"; "intravenous feeding"
CIDE DICTIONARY
intravenous, a.
- Within the veins. [1913 Webster]
- Administered by injection into a vein; as, an intravenous antibiotic infusion. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
intravenous, adj. in or into a vein or veins.
Derivative
intravenously adv.
Etymology
INTRA- + L vena vein
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