hypodermic
adjective
characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin.
hypodermically
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a word derived from
hypodermic.
Example Sentences
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Playwright and short-story genius Anton Chekhov could hypodermically inject an item so iconographic, so reverberant with meaning, that its presence almost recounts a whole character.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 11, 2015
It was curious that 24 hours later convulsions ensued again not so acute, and I treat this with a 0.20 gramme of sodium amytal diluted and injected hypodermically.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not expected to supplant insulin, however, for the two treatments proceed from different principles, insulin being injectel hypodermically to reduce the blood sugar, and intarvin being fed by mouth to prevent acidosis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Treatment consists in lowering the body temperature by application of cold cloths, stimulants, strychnine or digitalin hypodermically.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
The pillows should be removed, the foot of the bed elevated twelve to eighteen inches, a preparation of ergot given by the mouth or hypodermically in the thigh.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
