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# intravenously

adverb (intravenously)

«intravenously» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Intravenously means by putting something straight into a vein, usually with a needle or drip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intravenously/#m1)

### In the lessons

Medical word: «given intravenously», «fed intravenously». In science and in hospital stories it tells the reader how medicine reaches the blood fast.

### Examples

- The medicine was given intravenously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intravenously/#x1)
- When she could not eat, she was fed intravenously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intravenously/#x2)
- Fluids were dripped intravenously into his arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intravenously/#x3)
- Some vaccines are not given intravenously but into a muscle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intravenously/#x4)
- The vet gave the dog fluids intravenously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intravenously/#x5)
- Drugs given intravenously act quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intravenously/#x6)

### Note

Adverb of «intravenous». Opposite routes: by mouth (orally), into a muscle. Short: «by IV».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intravenously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intravenously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intravenously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intravenously.html) on Mova free.