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intravenoso

intravenous

adjective een-trah-beh-NOH-soh Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: From Latin intra ('within') + vena ('vein').

Usage Note

Intravenoso describes anything administered or occurring within a vein, most often in medical contexts: suero intravenoso ('intravenous drip'), medicación intravenosa. The feminine is intravenosa. The abbreviation IV (or i.v.) is also widely understood in clinical settings.

Examples

"Le administraron suero intravenoso en el hospital."

Natural Translation

They administered intravenous drip to him in the hospital.

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