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hypodermic

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) hypodermic (adjective)
  2. 2) hypodermic (noun)
  3. hypodermic injection (noun)
  4. hypodermic medication (noun)
  5. hypodermic needle (noun)
  6. hypodermic syringe (noun)

1hy·po·der·mic

adj \-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

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