subcutaneous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/
• Rhymes: -eɪniəs
• Rhymes: -eɪnɪəs

Adjective

subcutaneous (comparative more subcutaneous, superlative most subcutaneous)

1. Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.

Derived terms

• subcutaneously

Translations

Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin

• Bulgarian: подкожен (bg) (podkožen)
• Catalan: subcutani (ca)
• Czech: podkožní (cs)
• Finnish: ihonalainen (fi)
• French: sous-cutané (fr)
• German: subkutan
• Greek: υποδόριος (el) (ipodhόrios)

• Icelandic: húðbeðs- (is)
• Irish: fo-chraicneach (ga)
• Italian: sottocutaneo (it)
• Serbo-Croatian: pòtkožan (sh), по̀ткожан (sh)
• Spanish: subcutáneo (es)
• Swedish: subkutan (sv)