hypodermic

adjective
🔊/ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪk/
🔊/ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːrmɪk/
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  1. under the skin; for giving somebody an injection under the skin皮下注射器
    • a hypodermic injection 皮下注射
    • a hypodermic needle/syringe皮下注射器针头;皮下注射器
    Topics Medicinec2

hypodermic

noun
🔊/ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪk/
🔊/ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːrmɪk/
(also hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe)
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  1. a medical instrument with a long thin needle that is used to give somebody an injection under their skin皮下注射器Topics Medicinec2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from hypo- ‘under’ + Greek derma ‘skin’ + -ic.