intravenous B2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˌɪntrəˈviːnəs/ UK /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #35098 Meanings 1 adj Going into or carried through a vein. The patient was given an intravenous drip to keep her hydrated. 2 noun A dose of medicine or fluid given through a needle into a vein. The nurse set up an intravenous to deliver the antibiotics. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · going into or carried... endovenous 2 noun · a dose of medicine or fluid... dripintravenous drip Common collocations intravenous injection Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From intra- + venous. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # intravenous **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪntrəˈviːnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 35098 ## Meanings 1. Going into or carried through a vein. 2. A dose of medicine or fluid given through a needle into a vein. ## Examples - The patient was given an intravenous drip to keep her hydrated. - The nurse set up an intravenous to deliver the antibiotics. ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: intra- - within ## Etymology From intra- + venous. ## AI Etymology Intravenous comes from intra- + venous. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown