<pharmacology> Applied or administered beneath the skin. ... Origin: Gr. Derma = skin ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Hyp`o·der'mic adjective [ 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 Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/83
The term hypodermic refers to something that introduces a substance under the skin, such as a hypodermic syringe that is used to inject a substance, or withdraw a substance from, under the skin. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EH.HTM
characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin: hypodermic injection. · introduced under the skin: a hypodermic medication. · pertaining to parts under the skin. · stimulating; energizing. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/hypodermic