intravenous infusion
Fluid through veins
Intravenous infusion is the slow, controlled delivery of fluids, medications, or nutrients directly into a vein, typically through a tube and needle or catheter.
Distinguished from a quick injection, an infusion drips gradually over minutes or hours: The chemotherapy was administered by intravenous infusion.
Often shortened to IV infusion or simply infusion.
- IV dripGravity-fed fluid administration
- bagFlexible carrying container
- dropFall or release
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- saline solutionSalt dissolved in water
needle · tourniquet · central line · piggyback · chemotherapy · blood transfusion · vein · emergency room · flow · analgesics · pharmacokinetics · gravity feed · electrolyte balance · syringe · tube · electrolytes · saline · IV
intravenous infusionoral medication
Drugs swallowed whole
topical application · inhalation · intramuscular injection · subcutaneous injection · transdermal patch
intravenous infusionblood draw
Extracting blood for testing
phlebotomy · blood donation · bloodletting · dialysis · exsanguination