IV

1 of 2

noun

ˌī-ˈvē 

plural IVs

: an apparatus used to administer a fluid (as of medication, blood, or nutrients) intravenously

also : a fluid administered by IV

IV

2 of 2

abbreviation

intravenous; intravenously

Examples of IV in a Sentence

Noun

The nurse started an IV.

The patient was hooked up to an IV.

Word History

Etymology

Noun

intravenous

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1955, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

IV

1 of 2 noun

ˈī-ˈvē 

plural IVs

: an apparatus used to administer a fluid (as of medication, blood, or nutrients) intravenously

also : a fluid administered by IV

IV

2 of 2 abbreviation

1

intravenous; intravenously

2

intraventricular