Definition of hypodermic Hypodermic

/hajˌpʌdɚˈmɪk/ - [haypudermik] - hy•po•der•mic

We found 6 definitions of hypodermic from 5 different sources.

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What does hypodermic mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

hypodermic - relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic needle"; "subcutaneous implant"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hypodermic (a.)
    Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • hypodermic
    hī-po-der′mik, adj. relating to the parts under the skin, subcutaneous, esp. of a method of injecting a drug in solution under the skin by means of a fine hollow needle to which a small syringe is attached—also Hypoder′mal.—n. Hypoder′ma, the layer of colourless cells immediately beneath the epidermis of a leaf. [Gr. hypo, under, derma, the skin.]

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