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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections;
[syn: hypodermic syringe, hypodermic, hypo]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. relating to or located below the epidermis;
- Example: "hypodermic needle"
- Example: "subcutaneous implant"
[syn: hypodermic, subcutaneous]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hypodermic \Hyp`o*der"mic\, a. [See Hypoderma.] Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin. [1913 Webster] Hypodermic medication, the application of remedies under the epidermis, usually by means of a small syringe, called the hypodermic syringe. -- Hyp`o*der"mic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hypodermic \hyp`o*der"mic\, n. A hypodermic needle[2]. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hypodermic adj 1: relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic needle"; "subcutaneous implant" [syn: hypodermic, subcutaneous] n 1: a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections [syn: hypodermic syringe, hypodermic, hypo]