Subcutaneously

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Under the cutaneous layer of the skin. not-comparable

    "The injection was given subcutaneously, which should have hurt less than intramuscularly but still hurt a great deal."

Adverb
  1. 1
    below the skin wordnet

Example

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"The injection was given subcutaneously, which should have hurt less than intramuscularly but still hurt a great deal."

Etymology

From subcutaneous + -ly.

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