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intravenous (adjective)
1. Within or administered by means of a vein; such as, an injection.
2. Existing within or entering through a vein or veins.
2. Existing within or entering through a vein or veins.
Intravenous comes from intra-, "within" or "via", and venous, "of the veins". Often in hospitals patients will be given water or nutrients from intravenous drips from plastic bags of liquid connected to a tube going into a person's arm.
It's a way to get needed nutrition and fluid into a person's body without waiting for the digestive system to process it.
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-ous, -ious, -eous
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veno-, ven-, veni-, vene-, -venous, -venously
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