subcutaneously
advEtymology From subcutaneous + -ly.
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Under the cutaneous layer of the skin.
- The injection was given subcutaneously, which should have hurt less than intramuscularly but still hurt a great deal.
- In addition, 0.5 ml of 1% lidocaine HCl was injected subcutaneously in the postauricular area for local anesthesia.2015 August 27, “Intracochlear Bleeding Enhances Cochlear Fibrosis and Ossification: An Animal Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: