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hypodermic
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5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hypodermic
  2. hypodermic injection
  3. hypodermic medication
  4. hypodermic needle
  5. hypodermic syringe

1hy·po·der·mic

adjective \-mik\

Definition of HYPODERMIC

1
: adapted for use in or administered by injection beneath the skin
2
: of or relating to the parts beneath the skin
3
: resembling a hypodermic injection in effect : stimulating
— hy·po·der·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of HYPODERMIC

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1863

2hypodermic

noun

Definition of HYPODERMIC

1
: hypodermic injection
2
: hypodermic syringe
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Examples of HYPODERMIC

  1. <he hardly felt it when the nurse stuck the hypodermic in his arm>

First Known Use of HYPODERMIC

circa 1889

Related to HYPODERMIC

Synonyms
hype [slang], needle, hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe, syringe

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Rhymes with HYPODERMIC

taxidermic

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