ivdrip

noun
UK /ˌaɪˈviː drɪp/
US /ˌaɪˈviː drɪp/

A tube that slowly puts medicine or water into your body through a tiny needle.

The nurse set up an IV drip so the patient could get fluids.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The slow, steady flow of liquid through such a tube.

The doctor adjusted the IV drip to a slower rate.

3. A medical treatment given through a vein over time.

She felt better after a few hours of an IV drip.

4. Informal: a continuous, steady supply of something.

He joked that coffee was his morning IV drip.