hypodermic

hypodermic

English

Etymology

hypoderm +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpəˈdɝmɪk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mɪk

Adjective

hypodermic (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis

Coordinate terms

• As routes of administration:
  • subcutaneous (often synonymous in concept; sometimes idiomatically non-interchangeable)
  • intradermic
  • intramuscular
  • intravascular
  • intravenous

Derived terms

• hypodermic needle

Translations

under the dermis

Bulgarian: подкожен (podkožen) Catalan: hipodèrmic Dutch: hypodermaal (nl) Finnish: ihonalaiskudos-, hypodermi- French: hypodermique (fr) m or f German: hypodermisch Icelandic: undir húðinni, húðbeðs- Irish: hipideirmeach, fodheirmeach Italian: ipodermico Luxembourgish: hypodermesch Polish: podskórny (pl) Portuguese: hipodérmico (pt) Romanian: hipodermic (ro) Russian: подко́жный (ru) (podkóžnyj) Scottish Gaelic: fo-chraicneach Spanish: hipodérmico Swedish: hypodermisk Tagalog: kubusbalatin Turkish: hipodermik West Frisian: hypodermysk

Noun

hypodermic (plural hypodermics)

1. A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection

Translations

a syringe

Bulgarian: подкожна инжекция f (podkožna inžekcija) Icelandic: stungulyf n, sprauta (is) f Irish: (injection) instealladh hipideirmeach m, (needle) snáthaid hipideirmeach f