subcutaneous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sub·cu·ta·ne·ous /ˌsʌbkjuːˈteɪniəs◂/ adjective technical HBHbeneath your skin 皮下的 subcutaneous fat 皮下脂肪 —subcutaneously adverb
Examples from the Corpus
subcutaneous• Cellulite is excess subcutaneous fat - fat which lies just under the skin near the surface of the body.• Joseph Harker Women have a layer of subcutaneous fat that provides them with better insulation than men.• Mortality among streptokinase-treated patients was 8.3% for those who also received intravenous heparin and 9.0% for those receiving subcutaneous heparin.• The few year-round species of high-arctic birds and mammals make good use of feathers, fur and subcutaneous insulation.• A prickling sensation between my eyes made my nose run and white-hot adrenalin scalded the subcutaneous layer beneath my skin.• Many patients habitually use one or two sites and develop hard subcutaneous plaques or disfiguring insulin hypertrophy.• Ottervanger etal reported a myocardial infarction in a 47-year-old woman after subcutaneous sumatriptan.Origin subcutaneous (1600-1700) Late Latin subcutaneus, from Latin sub- + cutis “skin”sub·cu·ta·ne·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
skin Corpus your beneath
subcutaneous
sub‧cu‧ta‧ne‧ous /ˌsʌbkjuːˈteɪniəs◂/
adjective technical
subcutaneous fat
—subcutaneously adverb
sub‧cu‧ta‧ne‧ous /ˌsʌbkjuːˈteɪniəs◂/
adjective technical Date: 1600-1700
Language: Late Latin
Origin: subcutaneus, from Latin sub- + cutis __skin__
beneath your skin:Language: Late Latin
Origin: subcutaneus, from Latin sub- + cutis __skin__
—subcutaneously adverb