INTRAVENOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intravenous mean? 

• INTRAVENOUS (adjective)
  The adjective INTRAVENOUS has 1 sense:

1. within or by means of a vein

  Familiarity information: INTRAVENOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTRAVENOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Within or by means of a vein

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

endovenous; intravenous

Context example:

intravenous feeding

Pertainym:

vein (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

 Context examples 

Upon intravenous administration, these ALDH bright cells may protect normal cells and may repair damaged cells.

(Autologous Pluripotent ALDHbr Stem Cells ALD-451, NCI Thesaurus)

Necrosis of the mandible or maxilla in patients receiving intravenous or oral bisphosphonate therapy.

(Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration of a microdose of carbon C 14 oxaliplatin, the oxaliplatin moiety covalently links to DNA and forms mono- and di-DNA adducts.

(Carbon C 14 Oxaliplatin, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration, the MDX1201 moiety of anti-PSMA monoclonal antibody MDX1201-A488 targets PSMA expressed on cancer cells.

(Anti-PSMA Monoclonal Antibody MDX1201-A488, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration, MNRP1685A specifically targets and binds to NRP1; the antibody-NRP1 complex prevents the subsequent coupling of NRP1 to VEGFR2, thereby potentially inhibiting VEGF-mediated signaling and potentially preventing angiogenesis.

(Anti-Neuropilin-1 Monoclonal Antibody MNRP1685A, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration of the anti-GRP78 monoclonal antibody PAT-SM6, the MoAb strongly binds to GRP78, thereby preventing the activation of multiple GRP78-mediated pathways and blocking the GRP78-induced suppression of apoptotic pathways.

(Anti-GRP78 Monoclonal Antibody PAT-SM6, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration, the anti-MIF MoAb binds to MIF, blocking its activity and preventing the MIF-mediated secretion of certain cytokines, including interleukin-1 beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha.

(Anti-Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Monoclonal Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration, the anti-mesothelin CIR mRNA-electroporated autologous T cells may attach to cancer cells expressing mesothelin.

(Anti-mesothelin CIR mRNA-electroporated Autologous T Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

They may be oral in mild cases, or intravenous (through the vein) for more severe cases.

(Cellulitis, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

It is used to give intravenous fluids, blood transfusions, and chemotherapy and other drugs, and for taking blood samples.

(Central venous access catheter, NCI Dictionary)