intravenous /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/adjective 1noun 1 adjective1 •Inside the veins.Ikenna had typhoid and had been admitted at the hospital, receiving intravenous injections. — 2015 noun1 •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!