hypodermic

English

Etymology

hypoderm +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

hypodermic (not comparable)

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

Translations

under the dermis

Bulgarian: подкожен (podkožen)
Catalan: hipodèrmic
Chinese:
Mandarin: 皮下 (zh) (píxià)
Dutch: hypodermaal (nl)
Finnish: ihonalaiskudos-, hypodermi-
French: hypodermique (fr) m or f
German: hypodermisch
Icelandic: undir húðinni, húðbeðs-
Irish: hipideirmeach, fodheirmeach
Italian: ipodermico
Korean: 피하(皮下) (ko) (piha)
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
Welsh: hypodermig, tangroenol
West Frisian: hypodermysk

Noun

hypodermic (plural hypodermics)

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

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