Intravenous infusion/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Intravenous infusion.

Long-term (minutes to hours) administration of a fluid into the vein through venipuncture, either by letting the fluid flow by gravity or by pumping it.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Intravenous infusion (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.