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sub⋅cu⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous

  [suhb-kyoo-tey-nee-uhs]
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–adjective
1. situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
2. performed or introduced under the skin, as an injection by a syringe.
3. living below the several layers of the skin, as certain parasites.
Also, sub⋅der⋅mal  [suhb-dur-muhl] , sub⋅der⋅mic.

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

Related forms:
sub⋅cu⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
sub⋅cu⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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sub·cu·ta·ne·ous   (sŭb'kyōō-tā'nē-əs)   
adj.  Located or placed just beneath the skin: subcutaneous tissue; a subcutaneous implant.
sub'cu·ta'ne·ous·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

subcutaneous 
"under the skin," 1651, from sub- + cutaneous (see cuticle).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sub·cu·ta·ne·ous
Pronunciation: "s&b-kyu-'tA-nE-&s
Function: adjective
: being, living, used, or made underthe skin <subcutaneous parasites> —sub·cu·ta·ne·ous·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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