Meaning of the word iv in English

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iv

US /ˌaɪˈviː/
UK /ˌaɪˈviː/

Adjective

1.

short for intravenous : into or connected to a vein (= a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body):

Example:
The virus is usually contracted via blood contact such as with IV drug abusers sharing needles.

Noun

1.

a method of slowly giving someone liquid medicine or food through a tube into a vein (= a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body), or a piece of equipment for doing this :

Example:
After two months of being fed by IV, the baby began taking milk from a syringe.
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