Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Located or placed just beneath the skin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated beneath the skin, in general; subdermal; lying in the true skin or cutis, under the cuticle; subcuticular; placed or performed under the skin; hypodermic: as, a subcutaneous injection.
- Fitted for use under the skin; hypodermic: as, a subcutaneous syringe; a subcutaneous saw.
- Living under the skin; burrowing in the skin: as, a subcutaneous parasitic insect.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Situated under the skin; hypodermic.
- adjective (Surg.) an operation performed without opening that part of the skin opposite to, or over, the internal section.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to the
fatty layer under the skin.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or located below the epidermis
Etymologies
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Examples
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The other type sits just under the skin and is known as subcutaneous abdominal fat.
The 17 Day Diet Dr. Mike Moreno 2010
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Also, a 2008 study published in Cell Metabolism found that the fat that accumulates around the thighs and hips, called subcutaneous fat, actually lowers risk of diabetes.
The 17 Day Diet Dr. Mike Moreno 2010
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You have a little bit of what's called subcutaneous fat that's just underneath your skin.
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Fat in other areas of the body, called subcutaneous fat, is not so easily released.
The Most Complete Food Counter, 2nd Edition Annette B. Natow Ph.d. 2006
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Vance was in and out of the hospital for months, his worst episode that scary swelling called subcutaneous emphysema.
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The first type that covers up your abs from being visible is called subcutaneous fat and lies directly beneath the skin
WN.com - Articles related to Researchers: Eating more sugar leads to hypertension 2010
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The first type that covers up your abs from being visible is called subcutaneous fat and lies directly beneath the skin
WN.com - Articles related to Researchers: Eating more sugar leads to hypertension 2010
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Vance was in and out of the hospital for months, his worst episode that scary swelling called subcutaneous emphysema.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Cameron's device, dubbed the subcutaneous-ICD, or S-ICD, uses leads placed just beneath the skin above the rib cage.
Medgadget 2009
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"The gold standard among forms of therapy is what is known as subcutaneous therapy, where the allergen is injected under the skin," explains Heidrun Holstein, a doctor at the Consumers Association office in Karlsruhe.
oroboros commented on the word subcutaneous
Not cute enough?
December 25, 2010