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irrigation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??????e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

irrigation (countable and uncountable, plural irrigations)

  1. The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

Derived terms

Translations


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin irrigatio, irrigationem.

Pronunciation

Noun

irrigation f (plural irrigations)

  1. irrigation

Related terms

  • irriguer

Further reading

  • “irrigation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

irrigation From the web:

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intravenous

English

Etymology

From intra- +? venous.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?nt???vi?n?s/

Adjective

intravenous (not comparable)

  1. Inside the veins.

Related terms

  • intravenously

Translations

Noun

intravenous (uncountable) (abbreviated as IV)

  1. (medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
    Get his morphine intravenous started stat!

Synonyms

  • drip
  • intravenous therapy

Translations

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  • what's intravenous fluids
  • what's intravenous anesthesia
  • what's intravenous bag
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