intravenous.
Inside the veins.
Meaning & usage
Inside the veins.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English venous English intravenous From intra- + venous.
A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
Get his morphine intravenous started stat!
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English venous English intravenous From intra- + venous.
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