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Intravenous

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Used in medical situations to describe a way of delivering medicines or fluids into the body. SlideAfter the accident, the paramedics started an intravenous line.
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Specifies that a treatment is not taken by mouth, but directly into the veins instead. SlideThe patient was too sick to swallow, so they received intravenous antibiotics.
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Implies that the medicine may act faster because it enters the bloodstream directly. SlideThe intravenous painkillers provided immediate relief during the procedure.