subcutaneous

The definition of subcutaneous is something located or placed just below the skin.

(adjective)

An example of subcutaneous is a wooden splinter in a finger tip.

See subcutaneous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

being, used, or introduced beneath the skin

Origin: LL subcutaneus: see sub- & cutaneous

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See subcutaneous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Located or placed just beneath the skin: subcutaneous tissue; a subcutaneous implant.

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