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IV

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/ˌaɪ ˈviː/abbreviationCommon term

In veterinary medicine, IV means: Short for intravenous, meaning into or inside a vein. It is also used as a noun for an intravenous line or drip.

In Turkish: damar içi, intravenöz, damar yolu

How it is used

Very common in speech and notes: IV fluids, IV antibiotics, give it IV. Vets place an IV catheter, usually in the cephalic vein of the foreleg in dogs and cats, or in the jugular vein in horses and cattle.

Example sentences

  1. We'll place an IV catheter and give the first dose of antibiotics IV.

  2. The cow was given calcium IV and was standing within an hour.

Common collocations

  • IV catheter
  • IV fluids
  • IV access
  • give IV
  • IV line
  • fluid therapyGiving water and salts to an animal, usually through a drip into a vein, to correct dehydration, support blood pressure or replace ongoing losses.
  • subcutaneousUnder the skin. Used for injections, fluids and implants placed in the tissue just below the skin, and for lumps found there.
  • injectionA way of giving a drug or vaccine into the body with a needle and syringe, for example under the skin, into a muscle or into a vein.
  • hospitaliseTo admit an animal to the clinic so that it stays for treatment, monitoring or care, for example on a drip. US spelling: hospitalize.

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