intravenous infusion
nounUK /ˌɪntrəˈviːnəs ɪnˈfjuːʒən/
US /ˌɪntrəˈviːnəs ɪnˈfjuːʒən/
Liquid medicine that goes into your body through a tiny tube in your vein.
The nurse gave him an intravenous infusion to help him feel better.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The slow, steady delivery of fluids or drugs directly into a vein over time.
The intravenous infusion ran for two hours.
3. A medical treatment in which nutrients are given through a vein instead of by mouth.
She received an intravenous infusion of vitamins.
4. The act of pouring a liquid into a vein.
Doctors ordered an intravenous infusion of saline.