Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intravenous

/ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: in-tra-venous
IPA: /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inside the veins.

noun

A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ikenna had typhoid and had been admitted at the hospital, receiving intravenous injections."
"The inside of the vehicle is pretty sparse and there are no oxygen tanks, intravenous drips or machines that go "ping.""
"Get his morphine intravenous started stat!"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English venous English intravenous From intra- + venous.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

IV (abbreviation)

Derived Forms

nonintravenous

Frequently Paired Words

intravenously

Synonyms

drip intravenous drip intravenous therapy endovenous

Rhymes With

venus genus venous salinas minas enos cardenas dominus malvinas lenis

Questions

How do you pronounce intravenous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/.
What does intravenous mean?: Inside the veins.
Where does intravenous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English venous English intravenous From intra- + venous.

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