subcutaneous

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌsʌbkjʊˈteɪniəs/ UK /ˌsʌbkjuːˈteɪniəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #43573

Meanings

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adj
situated, occurring, or administered beneath the skin

The nurse gave the patient a subcutaneous injection of morphine.

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Synonyms

1 adj · situated, occurring, or... hypodermic

Opposites

cutaneous superficial

Word family

Related forms subcutiscutaneous injection

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subcutaneous injection
an injection delivered beneath the skin

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin subcutaneus, built from sub- ("under") + cutis ("skin") + the adjectival suffix -aneus. It entered medical English for structures, conditions, or treatments located beneath the skin.

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