hypodermicPronunciation: /hʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈdəːmɪk/Translate hypodermic | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of hypodermic adjective [attributive] Medicine relating to the region immediately beneath the skin. (of a needle or syringe) used to inject a drug or other substance beneath the skin. (of a drug or other substance) injected beneath the skin. noun a hypodermic syringe or injection: the hypodermics left strewn around the piazzaDerivatives hypodermically adverb Origin: mid 19th century: from hypo- 'under' + Greek derma 'skin' + -ichypodermic in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of hypodermic in the US English dictionary
