subdermal

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adjective

just below the skin

OriginEnglish dermal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

adjectivesubdermal (not comparable)

alternative sub-dermal

  1. not comparablejust below the skin
nounsubdermal (plural subdermals)

plural subdermals · alternative sub-dermal

  1. an object implanted just below the skin

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
interdermal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishderm
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishdermal
  10. Englishsubdermal

From sub- + dermal.

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Translations

Icelandic húðbeðs-
  • húðbeðs-just below the skin
Irish fo-chraicneach
  • fo-chraicneachjust below the skin
Italian subdermico
  • subdermicojust below the skin
Russian подко́жный
  • подко́жный (podkóžnyj)just below the skin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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