intravenously

«intravenously» in Mova's school dictionary: by putting something straight into a vein, usually with a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (intravenously)

meaning for a pupil

Intravenously means by putting something straight into a vein, usually with a needle or drip. tree →

sense 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 →
• When she could not eat, she was fed intravenously. tree →
• Fluids were dripped intravenously into his arm. tree →
• Some vaccines are not given intravenously but into a muscle. tree →
• The vet gave the dog fluids intravenously. tree →
• Drugs given intravenously act quickly. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «intravenously» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.