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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hy·po·der·mic
ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary DATE 1863 1. adapted for use in or administered by injection beneath the skin 2. of or relating to the parts beneath the skin 3. resembling a hypodermic injection in effect : stimulating
noun DATE circa 1889 1. hypodermic injection 2. hypodermic syringe English Etymology hypodermic 1863, formed in Eng. from Gk. hypo- "under" (see sub-) + derma"skin." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 hypodermic hypo·der·mic / 7haipE5dE:mik; NAmE -5dE:rm- / (also 7hypodermic 'needle, 7hypodermic sy'ringe) noun a medical instrument with a long thin needle that is used to give sb an injection under their skin 皮下注射器 • hypo·der·mic adj.: a hypodermic injection (= six under the skin) 皮下注射 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hy·po·der·mic I. \|hīpə|dərmik, -|də̄m-, -|dəim-, -mēk\ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hypo- + dermic 1. : of or relating to the parts beneath the skin 2. a. : adapted for use in injecting medication or drugs beneath the skin b. : administered by injection beneath the skin 3. : resembling a hypodermic injection in effect : rousing , stimulating < one of the most hypodermic personalities he had ever known — Robert Rice > II. noun (-s) 1. : hypodermic injection 2. : hypodermic syringe |
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