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Definition of intravenous adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

intravenous

adjective

NAmE//ˌɪntrəˈvinəs//

(abbreviation IV) (medical)

(of drugs or food) going into a vein intravenous fluids an intravenous injection an intravenous drug user

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intravenously

adverb drugs injected intravenously to feed someone intravenouslySee intravenous in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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