subcutaneous

1. 1.

   relating to or located below the epidermis

   “hypodermic needle”

   “subcutaneous implant”

   Synonymshypodermic

Questions about subcutaneous

What does subcutaneous mean?

subcutaneous means "relating to or located below the epidermis".

How many syllables are in subcutaneous?

subcutaneous has 5 syllables: sub-cu-ta-ne-ous. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /səbˌkjuˈteɪniəs/.

What is another word for subcutaneous?

Close synonyms include hypodermic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is subcutaneous a common word?

subcutaneous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.