subcutaneous

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Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
{a} lying or being under the skin
Injection under the skin, not deep into the underlying muscle If approved as a route of injection on the vaccine label, subcutaneous injection is just as effective as the intramuscular route, and may avoid muscle damage
Subcutaneous is used to indicate that something is situated, used, or put under your skin. subcutaneous fat. beneath your skin (subcutaneus, from sub- + cutis )
{s} situated under the skin; administered under the skin (as of an injection)
Applied under the skin
Beneath the layers of the skin
Refers to the tissues just under the surface of the skin
– Beneath the skin
relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic needle"; "subcutaneous implant"
Under the skin
Beneath the skin
an drug injection given just under the skin
Situated under the skin; hypodermic
Given by injection beneath the skin
intercutaneous
subcutaneous injection
an injection under the skin
subcutaneously
below the skin; "inject subcutaneously
subcutaneously
under the skin
subcutaneously
In a manner under the cutaneous layer of the skin
subcutaneously
below the skin; "inject subcutaneously"
subcutaneous

    Hyphenation

    sub·cu·ta·ne·ous

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ "s&b-kyu-'tA-nE-&s ] (adjective.) 1651. From Latin subcutāneus, from sub- + cutis (“skin”) + adjectival suffix -āneus.
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