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Definitions of ravenous
  1. adjective
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
    "ravenous as wolves"
  2. adjective
    extremely hungry
    "a ravenous boy"
Definition that contains ravenous
  • fix something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
  • heroin a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
  • inject feed intravenously
  • ketamine a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP
  • intravenously in an intravenous manner
  • engorgement eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
  • truth drug an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely
  • ivp performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium
  • intravenous drip slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time)
  • venipuncture (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye
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