| bolus | A mass of chewed food. Any mass or blob travelling through a tube. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| bolus dressing | A dressing placed over a skin graft or other sutured wound and tied on by the sutures which have been left of sufficient length for that purpose. Synonym: bolus dressing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bolus injection | <procedure> The injection of a drug (or drugs) in a high quantity (called a bolus) at once, the opposite of gradual administration (as in intravenous infusion). (18 Nov 1997) |
| anaesthetics, intravenous | Ultrashort-acting anaesthetics that are used for induction. Loss of consciousness is rapid and induction is pleasant, but there is no muscle relaxation and reflexes frequently are not reduced adequately. Repeated administration results in accumulation and prolongs the recovery time. Since these agents have little if any analgesic activity, they are seldom used alone except in brief minor procedures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| substance abuse, intravenous | Abuse, overuse, or misuse of a substance by its injection into a vein. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunoglobulins, intravenous | Immunoglobulin preparations used in intravenous infusion, containing primarily IgG. They are used to treat a variety of diseases associated with decreased or abnormal immunoglobulin levels including paediatric aids, primary hypergammaglobulinaemia, scid, cytomegalovirus infections in transplant recipients, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, kawasaki syndrome, infection in neonates, and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infusions, intravenous | The 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. (12 Dec 1998) |
| injections, intravenous | Injections made into a vein for therapeutic or experimental purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intravenous | Within a vein or veins. (18 Nov 1997) |
| intravenous anaesthesia | General anaesthesia produced by injection of central nervous system depressants into the venous circulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous anaesthetic | A compound that produces anaesthesia when injected intravenously. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous antibiotics | The administration of an antibiotic solution into the venous circulation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intravenous cholangiography | Cholangiography of bile ducts opacified by hepatic secretion of an intravenously injected contrast medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous drip | The slow but continuous introduction of solutions intravenously, a drop at a time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous fluid | The administration of a balanced electrolyte solution into the venous circulation. (27 Sep 1997) |