subcutaneous
adj/sʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/
Etymology From Latin subcutāneus, from sub- + cutis (“skin”) + adjectival suffix -āneus.
1
Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.
- Derived terms
- subcutaneously, subcutaneousness
- Coordinate terms
- hypodermic, intradermic, intramuscular, intravascular, intravenous