subcutaneously en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English subcutaneous Middle English -ly English -ly English subcutaneously From subcutaneous + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Under the cutaneous layer of the skin.
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:The injection was given subcutaneously, which should have hurt less than intramuscularly but still hurt a great deal.
Translations (3)
ca subcutàniament (under the cutaneous layer) · fi ihonalaisesti (under the cutaneous layer) · pt subcutaneamente (under the cutaneous layer)