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IV

1

[ ahy-vee ]

noun

plural IVs, IV's.
  1. an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.


IV

2

abbreviation for

  1. intravenous injection.

i.v.

3

abbreviation for

  1. increased value.
  2. initial velocity.
  3. invoice value.

I.V.

4

abbreviation for

  1. initial velocity.

i.v.

abbreviation for

  1. intravenous(ly)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of IV1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Santa Margarita 5, JSerra 1: A three-run triple by Warren Gravely IV in the top of the ninth inning keyed the Eagles’ Trinity League win.

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Littleton recently facilitated negotiations between some 200 workers and their employer, which manufactures plastic pouches used to dispense IV infusions in medical facilities.

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Some of the victims, the indictment alleges, were given IV fluids to recover.

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Last year, the Rams were in a similar situation with linebacker Ernest Jones IV, who started for a Super Bowl-champion team as a rookie and ascended to team captain.

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“Article IV: Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.”

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