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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.

Also, sub·der·mal

[suhb-dur-muh

l] , 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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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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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

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