subcutaneous

From Latin subcutāneus, from sub- + cutis (“skin”) + adjectival suffix -āneus.

• IPA^(key): /sʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪniəs, -eɪnɪəs

subcutaneous (comparative more subcutaneous, superlative most subcutaneous)

1. Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.

• As routes of administration:
  • hypodermic (often synonymous)
  • intradermic
  • intramuscular
  • intravascular
  • intravenous

• subcutaneously
• subcutaneousness