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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Situated under the skin; hypodermic.

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Subˊcu-ta′ne-ous-ly

adv.

Subcutaneous operation

(Surg.)

an operation performed without opening that part of the skin opposite to, or over, the internal section.

Adj.

[sub and cutaneous; L., skin.] Situated under the skin.