Chinese word

输液

Pronunciation

Pinyinshū yè

Meaning

  • verbget an IV

Example

我今天要在医院输液。wǒ jīn tiān yào zài yī yuàn shū yè

I need to get an IV at the hospital today.

Illustration for 输液 (get an IV)

More examples

她因慢性病需要长期在家输液。tā yīn màn xìng bìng xū yào cháng qī zài jiā shū yè

Because of a chronic illness, she needs long-term IV treatment at home.

Core concept

Medicine or replenishing fluid flows through a vein into the body, usually from an IV bag.

Common phrases

  • 按医嘱输液àn yī zhǔ shū yè

    get an IV as prescribed

  • 在家输液zài jiā shū yè

    get an IV at home

  • 长期输液cháng qī shū yè

    receive long-term IV treatment

Similar words

静脉注射jìng mài zhù shè: Giving medicine or fluid straight into a vein with an injection.
注射zhù shè: Giving medicine or fluid through a needle and syringe.
输血shū xuè: Transferring blood into a vein to replace blood that is lacking.
补液bǔ yè: Giving fluid to replace water or electrolytes lost by the body.

Definition in Chinese

在医院里通过静脉管路把药物或补液输进体内的医疗行为，常用于补液或输药。zài yī yuàn lǐ tōng guò jìng mài guǎn lù bǎ yào wù huò bǔ yè shū jìn tǐ nèi de yī liáo xíng wéi cháng yòng yú bǔ yè huò shū yào

Word origin

输 (shū, "send") + 液 (yè, "liquid") literally describes sending liquid into the body, which gives the medical term its meaning.

Usage tips

  • As a verb, this word names the whole treatment session, so it can describe the time a patient spends receiving medicine or fluid through a vein, not only the needle insertion.

Other meanings

  • IV dripnoun

Related words

  • 输液泵shū yè bèngIV infusion pumpnoun
  • 输液反应shū yè fǎn yìnginfusion reactionnoun

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