hy|po|der|mic

hy|po|der|mic: hy|po|der|mic «_HY puh DUR mihk», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. under the skin: »hypodermic cells.

2. injected or used to inject under the skin: »a hypodermic injection.

3. Zoology. having to do with the hypodermis.

–n.

1. a dose of medicine injected under the skin: »The doctor gave her a hypodermic to make her sleep.

2. = hypodermic syringe. (Cf. ↑hypodermic syringe)

–hy´po|der´mi|cal|ly, adverb.

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der|mic — «DUR mihk», adjective. = dermal. (Cf. ↑dermal) … Useful english dictionary
blas|to|der|mic — «BLAS tuh DUR mihk», adjective. of or having to do with the blastoderm … Useful english dictionary
ec|to|der|mic — «EHK tuh DUR mihk», adjective. = ectodermal. (Cf. ↑ectodermal) … Useful english dictionary
en|do|der|mic — «EHN doh DUR mihk», adjective. = endodermal. (Cf. ↑endodermal) … Useful english dictionary
en|to|der|mic — «EHN tuh DUR mihk», adjective. = endodermal. (Cf. ↑endodermal) … Useful english dictionary
ep|i|der|mic — «EHP uh DUR mihk», adjective. = epidermal. (Cf. ↑epidermal) … Useful english dictionary
leu|co|der|mic — «LOO kuh DUR mihk», adjective. of or like leucoderma … Useful english dictionary
mes|o|der|mic — «MEHS uh DUR mihk, MEE suh », adjective. = mesodermal. (Cf. ↑mesodermal) … Useful english dictionary
tax|i|der|mic — «TAK suh DUR mihk», adjective. = taxidermal. (Cf. ↑taxidermal) … Useful english dictionary
en|der|mic — «ehn DUR mihk», adjective. acting on or through the skin: »an endermic medicine … Useful english dictionary

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