hypodermic

[ hahy-puh-dur-mik ]

/ ˌhaɪ pəˈdɜr mɪk /

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adjective

characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin: hypodermic injection.

introduced under the skin: a hypodermic medication.

pertaining to parts under the skin.

stimulating; energizing.

noun

a hypodermic remedy.

a hypodermic injection.

hypodermic syringe.

the administration of drugs into subcutaneous body tissues.

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Origin of hypodermic

First recorded in 1860–65; hypoderm(a) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM hypodermic

hy·po·der·mi·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby hypodermic

hypocritical, hypocrystalline, hypocycloid, hypoderm, hypoderma, hypodermic, hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe, hypodermis, hypodescent, Hypodorian

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How to use hypodermic in a sentence

Such an attack may startle people thinking of mosquito bites just as stealthy hypodermic blood-sucks.
Video captures young mosquitoes launching their heads to eat other mosquitoes|Susan Milius|October 4, 2022|Science News
In the silent promotional clip, neither one speaks or smiles as a nurse inserts the hypodermic into their arms.
The next act for messenger RNA could be bigger than covid vaccines|David Rotman|February 5, 2021|MIT Technology Review
He lay on his side in a t-shirt and shorts with a hypodermic needle in his left arm.
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Deadly ‘Ace of Spades' Heroin|Marlow Stern|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was at least one hypodermic picked up at the house that day.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Lessons to be learned: When someone stabs you with a hypodermic, just shoot them.
Saw, Scrutinized|Choire Sicha|October 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The phloridzin test consists in the hypodermic injection of a small quantity of phloridzin.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
In addition, Doctor Kraus, the poison was administered most carefully and professionally with a hypodermic needle.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The hypodermic needle is a weapon of death which has caused autopsy physicians trouble since its invention.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Murder by the hypodermic needle, no doubt, would escape detection often enough were it not for circumstances.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Where evidence warrants it corpses are subjected to microscopic and meticulous search to locate a hypodermic puncture.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hypodermic

hypodermic

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the region of the skin beneath the epidermis

injected beneath the skin

noun

a hypodermic syringe or needle

a hypodermic injection

Derived forms of hypodermic

hypodermically, adverb

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hypodermic

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