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Webster 1913 Edition


Subcutaneous

Subˊcu-ta′ne-ous

,
Adj.
Situated under the skin; hypodermic.
Subˊcu-ta′ne-ous-ly
,
adv.
Subcutaneous operation
(Surg.)
,
an operation performed without opening that part of the skin opposite to, or over, the internal section.

Webster 1828 Edition


Subcutaneous

SUBCUTANEOUS

,
Adj.
[sub and cutaneous; L., skin.] Situated under the skin.

Definition 2024


subcutaneous

subcutaneous

English

Adjective

subcutaneous (comparative more subcutaneous, superlative most subcutaneous)

  1. Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.

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