intravenous

adjective

in·​tra·​ve·​nous ˌin-trə-ˈvē-nəs 

: situated, performed, or occurring within or entering by way of a vein

an intravenous injection

also : used in or using intravenous procedures

an intravenous solution

intravenously adverb

Examples of intravenous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Krista, a 42-year-old photographer and videographer in Santa Cruz County, relies on costly monthly intravenous treatments for a rare blood disorder. —Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026

Symptoms can be managed with intravenous fluids for dehydration and medications to help with nausea and pain. —Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026

Researchers are also studying the potential benefit of remdesivir -- the intravenous medication used to treat COVID-19 -- which has been shown to work well in nonhuman primates with Nipah virus. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026

The infant was sent to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit where she was given intravenous Dextrose (D10), the lawsuit states. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1849, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing intravenous

• intravenous immune globulin
• intravenous immunoglobulin

Rhymes for intravenous

• salvelinus
• arteriovenous
• cleanness
• freeness
• genus
• minas
• penis
• venous
• venus
• dominus
• fraxinus
• lupinus

Kids Definition

intravenous

adjective

in·​tra·​ve·​nous ˌin-trə-ˈvē-nəs 

: being within or entering by way of the veins

intravenous feeding

intravenously adverb

Medical Definition

intravenous

adjective

in·​tra·​ve·​nous ˌin-trə-ˈvē-nəs 

1

: situated within, performed within, occurring within, or administered by entering a vein

an intravenous feeding

intravenous inflammation

2

: used in intravenous procedures

intravenous needles

an intravenous solution

intravenously adverb