[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]