subcutaneously

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adverb

Under the cutaneous layer of the skin.

“The injection was given subcutaneously, which should have hurt less than intramuscularly but still hurt a great deal.”

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Meanings

adverbsubcutaneously (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUnder the cutaneous layer of the skin.

    The injection was given subcutaneously, which should have hurt less than intramuscularly but still hurt a great deal.

    1 more example

    In addition, 0.5 ml of 1% lidocaine HCl was injected subcutaneously in the postauricular area for local anesthesia.

    2015 August 27, “Intracochlear Bleeding Enhances Cochlear Fibrosis and Ossification: An Animal Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From subcutaneous + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan subcutàniament
  • subcutàniamentunder the cutaneous layer
Finnish ihonalaisesti
  • ihonalaisestiunder the cutaneous layer
Portuguese subcutaneamente
  • subcutaneamenteunder the cutaneous layer
Cite this entry
APA

subcutaneously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcutaneously

MLA

“subcutaneously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcutaneously. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcutaneously,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcutaneously.

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