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hypodermic
[ hahy-puh-dur-mik ]
adjective
- characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin:
hypodermic injection.
- introduced under the skin:
a hypodermic medication.
- pertaining to parts under the skin.
- stimulating; energizing.
noun
- a hypodermic remedy.
- a hypodermic injection.
- the administration of drugs into subcutaneous body tissues.
hypodermic
/ ˌɪəˈɜːɪ /
adjective
- of or relating to the region of the skin beneath the epidermis
- injected beneath the skin
noun
- a hypodermic syringe or needle
- a hypodermic injection
Derived Forms
- ˌˈ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- p·m·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hypodermic1
Example Sentences
A search of their vehicle yielded the drugs, hypodermic needles and other related paraphernalia, according to authorities.
Garbage, campfires, hypodermic needles and feces litter the beach, Hun said.
Similar to a hypodermic needle, a nematode uses its stylet to pierce cells and pull out food -- in this case from the pseudoscorpion's hypodermis, part of the outer covering known as the integument.
Aside from a few discarded hypodermic needles on the ground, the Hunter’s Field Playground in New Orleans looks almost untouched.
The stingers buried themselves into my skin like mini hypodermic needles — and I enjoyed it.
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