hypodermic
nounEtymology From hypoderm + -ic.
1
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection.
hypodermic
adjUS /ˌhaɪpəˈdɝmɪk/ · UK /ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪk/
Etymology From hypoderm + -ic.
1
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis.
- Which means that at the moment Raven entered her, a very small hypodermic needle slipped imperceptibly into the engorged frontal vein of his penis, automatically shooting a cocktail of powerful narcotics and depressants into his bloodstream.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 358:
- Derived terms
- hypodermically, hypospray, hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe
- Coordinate terms
- subcutaneous, intradermic, intramuscular, intravascular, intravenous