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intravenous infusion; IV drip; infusion fluid
The medical procedure of administering large volumes of fluid (saline, glucose, electrolytes, nutrients, or medication) into a patient's vein over a sustained period, or the fluid itself that is administered. Used to correct dehydration, restore electrolyte balance, deliver drugs, or provide nutrition to patients who cannot eat or drink.
患者に輸液を始めた。
We started an IV infusion on the patient.
脱水症状があったので輸液治療を受けた。
I had dehydration symptoms, so I received IV therapy.
食事が取れない間は、栄養を輸液で補う必要がある。
While the patient cannot eat, nutrition has to be supplemented through IV infusion.
術後管理では、輸液の種類と速度を患者の状態に合わせて細かく調整する。
In postoperative care, the type and rate of IV infusion are finely adjusted to match the patient's condition.
Composed of 輸 (to transport; to convey, as in 輸送 'transport') and 液 (liquid). Literally 'transported liquid,' the term covers both the act of infusion and the bagged solution itself.
USAGE:
A technical medical term used by doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and in patient charts. The everyday word a patient is more likely to use is 点滴 (drip), which refers to the same procedure from the patient's point of view. 輸液 is preferred when discussing the formulation, volume, or rate (輸液速度 'infusion rate'), while 点滴 is preferred when describing the bedside experience. Distinct from 輸血, which is the transfusion of blood specifically.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 輸液を行う: to perform an infusion
- 輸液療法: infusion therapy
- 輸液ポンプ: infusion pump
- 維持輸液: maintenance infusion (to maintain fluid balance)
- 高カロリー輸液: high-calorie (parenteral) nutrition
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 点滴: IV drip — the everyday word; same procedure, less technical
- 輸血: blood transfusion — infusion of blood specifically, not general fluid
- 注射: injection — a one-time push of medication, much smaller volume than 輸液
- 生理食塩水: physiological saline — the most common type of IV fluid