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Subcutaneous

//sʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or located below the epidermis wordnet

Etymology

From Latin subcutāneus, from sub- + cutis (“skin”) + adjectival suffix -āneus.

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