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hypodermatic

hypodermatic is the alternative form of hypodermic.

Meaning of hypodermic

Adjective

hypodermic (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis.
    • Which means that at the moment Raven entered her, a very small hypodermic needle slipped imperceptibly into the engorged frontal vein of his penis, automatically shooting a cocktail of powerful narcotics and depressants into his bloodstream.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 358

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Questions about hypodermatic

What is hypodermatic the alternative form of?
Hypodermatic is the alternative form of hypodermic.

Words near hypodermatic in the dictionary

  1. hypoderm
  2. hypoderma
  3. hypodermal
  4. hypodermally
  5. hypodermata
  6. hypodermatic
  7. hypodermatically
  8. hypodermatitis
  9. hypodermatomy
  10. hypodermes
  11. hypodermic

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