how to pronounce intravenous
/ˌɪn.tɹəˈviː.nəs/
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the above transcription of intravenous is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
intravenous is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of intravenous in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… there's much higher intravenous drug use …”
meanings of intravenous
adjective:
- Inside the veins.
noun:
- A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
intravenous frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word intravenous occurs in english on average 3.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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