Converse of object

• nourish: I have drunk nourishing herbal infusions on a daily basis for more than twenty years.

Converse of subject

• administer: These drugs were administered by intraarterial one-shot infusion twice every three weeks.

Preposition: into

• vein: To overcome these problems, vancomycin must be given by slow infusion into a vein.

Adjective modifier

• intravenous: Scheduling may involve varying the length of intravenous infusion.

• subcutaneous: No severe reactions have been reported with subcutaneous infusion.

• epidural: In women with continuous epidural infusion, 41 % did not need a top up.

• intra-arterial: Intra-arterial infusions of methotrexate have been used in the treatment of head and neck cancers.

• herbal: The time required to make a herbal infusion depends on the hardness of the particular herb.

• i.v.: No other solutions for i.v. infusion should be used.

Modifies a noun

• pump: Discussion Topic 4 How could insulin delivery by infusion pumps be improved?

Noun used with modifier

• propofol: Awake craniotomy with propofol infusion has become increasingly popular for the optimal excision of brain tumors located in eloquent areas.

• oatstraw: Dried, then brewed with water; for instance, oatstraw infusion.

• oxytocin: Women randomized to active management commenced an oxytocin infusion within 20minutes of randomisation.

• bolus: The only side effect of treatment has been transient flushing during the bolus infusion.

• nettle: Stinging nettle infusion replaces the nutrients and proteins that Kundalini uses up.

• lymphocyte: Donor lymphocyte infusion induced GVHD in nine of 23 patients.

Preposition: of

• saline: By this means an intravenous infusion of saline could be given rapidly with hardly any side effects, apart from occasional rigors.

• berry: Drink an infusion of the berries daily during periods of stress, pressure of work, or for any nervous condition.

• herb: Sage has had its cosmetic uses too; the ancient Romans used a strong infusion of the herb to darken their hair.

• fluid: Therefore part of the treatment of a fall in blood pressure is a rapid infusion of fluid intravenously.