Subcutaneous
adjective
Something that is under the skin.
Doctors perform subcutaneous injections on patients who need steady doses of certain drugs.
Often appears as...
- subcutaneous tissue
- subcutaneous injection
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Something that is not openly shown but can still be recognized.
The subcutaneous tension in the room was palpable despite no words being spoken.
Often appears as...
- subcutaneous resentment
- subcutaneous anxiety
adjective
Something that is under the skin.
Doctors perform subcutaneous injections on patients who need steady doses of certain drugs.
Often appears as...
- subcutaneous tissue
- subcutaneous injection
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Something that is not openly shown but can still be recognized.
The subcutaneous tension in the room was palpable despite no words being spoken.
Often appears as...
- subcutaneous resentment
- subcutaneous anxiety
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used often to describe procedures or conditions related to the layer beneath the skin.
The surgeon removed a subcutaneous tumor.
Pro Tip 2/3Layer Specific
Refers to the specific layer under the skin, important in medical and beauty industries.
Hyaluronic acid is injected into the subcutaneous layer for wrinkle treatment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Visible
Even though it's not visible, the subcutaneous layer plays a crucial role in health.
Subcutaneous fat helps in regulating body temperature.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used often to describe procedures or conditions related to the layer beneath the skin.
The surgeon removed a subcutaneous tumor.
Pro Tip 2/3Layer Specific
Refers to the specific layer under the skin, important in medical and beauty industries.
Hyaluronic acid is injected into the subcutaneous layer for wrinkle treatment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Visible
Even though it's not visible, the subcutaneous layer plays a crucial role in health.
Subcutaneous fat helps in regulating body temperature.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used often to describe procedures or conditions related to the layer beneath the skin.
The surgeon removed a subcutaneous tumor.
Pro Tip 2/3Layer Specific
Refers to the specific layer under the skin, important in medical and beauty industries.
Hyaluronic acid is injected into the subcutaneous layer for wrinkle treatment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Visible
Even though it's not visible, the subcutaneous layer plays a crucial role in health.
Subcutaneous fat helps in regulating body temperature.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
talk that's exactly where their gloom has killed the water yesterday Chella pan is just next to the drainage and because it's sort of downslope those areas are invariably where the muddy waters will be formed into more vegetation you might not see water in the river system but it is deep sort of subcutaneous and deep water that's what
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
talk that's exactly where their gloom has killed the water yesterday Chella pan is just next to the drainage and because it's sort of downslope those areas are invariably where the muddy waters will be formed into more vegetation you might not see water in the river system but it is deep sort of subcutaneous and deep water that's what
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
George M. Church
American Scientist
A few dozen changes to the genome of a modern elephant - to give it subcutaneous fat, woolly hair and sebaceous glands - might suffice to create a variation that is functionally similar to the mammoth. Returning this keystone species to the tundras could stave off some effects of warming.
Quote examples
George M. Church
American Scientist
A few dozen changes to the genome of a modern elephant - to give it subcutaneous fat, woolly hair and sebaceous glands - might suffice to create a variation that is functionally similar to the mammoth. Returning this keystone species to the tundras could stave off some effects of warming.
Example 1 of 1
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