Hypodermic \Hyp`o*der"mic\, a. [See Hypoderma.]
Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin.
Hypodermic medication, the application of remedies under
the epidermis, usually by means of a small syringe, called
the hypodermic syringe. -- Hyp`o*der"mic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |