intravenous
Directly into bloodstream
Intravenous describes something administered directly into a vein, typically medication or fluids delivered through a needle or catheter.
The term is often shortened to IV in medical contexts: The nurse started an IV drip.
Intravenous delivery allows substances to enter the bloodstream immediately, making it the fastest route for drugs to take effect.
The term also appears in contexts involving illicit drug use, where injection is the preferred method.
Inserted medical drainage tube
- salineSalt-water solution
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
medication · hydration · antibiotics · sedation · anesthesia · chemotherapy · transfusion · glucose
Placing something within
- cannulationInserting tube into body
- accessRight to enter
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
antecubital · sterile · aseptic · phlebotomy · needle · syringe · gauge · hub
Vessel toward heart
- bloodstreamFlow through vessels
- circulationMovement through a system
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- cephalicOf the head
jugular · subclavian · median · dorsal · forearm · phlebitis · thrombosis · hematoma
catheter
Inserted medical drainage tube
cannula · medication · hydration · antibiotics · sedation · anesthesia · chemotherapy · transfusion · glucose · parenteral
mainline
Chief railway line
works · rig · spike · needle · syringe · heroin · injection · vein · arm · rush
insertion
Placing something within
- cannulationInserting tube into body
- accessRight to enter
- lineContinuous mark or queue
tourniquet · antecubital · sterile · aseptic · phlebotomy · needle · syringe · gauge · hub · tape
vein
Vessel toward heart
- bloodstreamFlow through vessels
- circulationMovement through a system
- vesselReceptacle for contents
cephalic · jugular · subclavian · median · dorsal · forearm · phlebitis · thrombosis · hematoma · sclerosis
resuscitation
Restoring vital functions
stat · crash · code · trauma · critical · triage · paramedic · ambulance · antidote · reversal
- intra- wordsintramural, intrastate, intranasal, intrauterine, intracellular
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- injectionsflu shot, B12 shot, booster shot, cortisone shot, steroid injection
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
intravenousoral
Of the mouth
topical · transdermal · sublingual · rectal · intranasal
- intravenous infusionFluid administered through veins
- intravenous lineCatheter for vein delivery
- intravenous fluidsLiquids delivered into veins
- intravenous injectionMedication delivered through veins
- intravenous drug useInjecting into blood vessels
- intravenous sedationCalming medication via bloodstream