IV Definition

īvē
-īvs
noun
An apparatus for providing intravenous injections.
American Heritage Medicine
A procedure in which a hypodermic needle inserted into a vein provides a continuous supply of blood plasma, nutrients, or medicine directly to the bloodstream.
Webster's New World
The apparatus used in such a procedure, typically consisting of a bag or bottle containing the fluid, which flows through plastic tubing to the needle.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Intravenous(ly)
Webster's New World
Intravenously.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of IV

Noun

Singular:
IV
Plural:
ivs

Origin of IV

  • From i(ntra)v(enous)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

IV Sentence Examples

  • She was getting a little dehydrated, so they were speeding up the IV.

  • Destiny sat on Carmen's lap and Alex held her arm while the pediatric nurse inserted an IV.

  • In November 1408 Chicheley was back at Westminster, when Henry IV.

  • Emerging from his solitude Rienzi journeyed to Prague, which he reached in July 1350, and threw himself upon the protection of the emperor Charles IV.

  • He paid frequent visits to the court of his godfather the emperor Frederick II., and his loyalty to Frederick and to his son Conrad IV.

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