Standard Lemma guide

intravenously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an intravenous manner; by means of intravenous injection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an intravenous manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the patient had to be fed intravenously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English intravenous Middle English -ly English -ly English intravenously From intravenous + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: nitrožilně — in an intravenous manner
  • Danish: intravenøst — in an intravenous manner
  • Dutch: intraveneuze — in an intravenous manner
  • French: intraveineusement — in an intravenous manner
  • Greek: ενδοφλεβίως (endoflevíos) — in an intravenous manner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: intravenøst — in an intravenous manner
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: intravenøst — in an intravenous manner
  • Polish: dożylnie — in an intravenous manner
  • Slovak: vnútrožilovo — in an intravenous manner
  • Swedish: intravenöst — in an intravenous manner
  • Turkish: damardan — in an intravenous manner