noun
intravenous drip infusion; IV drip
Medical term for administering fluids or medication continuously into a vein via a drip. Often abbreviated as 点滴 in everyday medical conversation.
患者に点滴静脈注射を行った。
An intravenous drip infusion was administered to the patient.
点滴静脈注射の速度を調整してください。
Please adjust the rate of the IV drip infusion.
点滴 is the common abbreviation for 点滴静脈注射 and is widely used in both medical and everyday contexts. 点滴静脈注射 is the full, formal term.
Compound of 点滴 (drop-by-drop) + 静脈 (vein) + 注射 (injection), literally 'drop-by-drop intravenous injection'.