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subcutaneous

[suhb-kyoo-tey-nee-uhs]

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adjective

situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.

performed or introduced under the skin, as an injection by a syringe.

living below the several layers of the skin, as certain parasites.

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Also, sub·der·mal

[suhb-dur-muhl] , sub·der·mic.

Origin:
1645–55; < Late Latin subcutāneus. See sub-, cutaneous

Related forms

sub·cu·ta·ne·ous·ly, adverb

sub·cu·ta·ne·ous·ness, noun

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Subcutaneous has a plethora of syllables.

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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

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Example Sentences

Subcutaneous emphysema occurs when air gets into tissues under the skin.

Skin becomes thinner with age, largely because of loss of subcutaneous fat.

The condition is called subcutaneous emphysema, meaning air under the skin.

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World English Dictionary

subcutaneous (ˌsʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs)

—*adj*
	med situated, used, or introduced beneath the skin: a subcutaneous injection

[C17: from Late Latin subcutāneus, from sub- + Latin cutis skin + -eous]

subcu'taneously

—*adv*

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

subcutaneous

"under the skin," 1651, from sub- + cutaneous (see cuticle).

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Medical Dictionary

subcutaneous sub·cu·ta·ne·ous (sŭb'ky&oomacr;-tā'nē-əs)
adj.
Abbr. s.c., SQ
Located, found, or placed just beneath the skin; hypodermic.

sub'cu·ta'ne·ous·ly adv.

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Science Dictionary

subcutaneous