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Irrigation vs Intravenous - What's the difference?

irrigation | intravenous |

As nouns the difference between irrigation and intravenous

is that irrigation is irrigation (the act or process of irrigating) while intravenous is (medicine) a dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.

As an adjective intravenous is

inside the veins.

irrigation

English

(wikipedia irrigation)

Noun

  • 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.
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    Derived terms

    * nasal irrigation

    intravenous

    English

    (wikipedia intravenous)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Inside the veins.

    • Related terms

    * intravenously

    Noun

    (-) (abreviated as IV )
  • (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