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hypodermical

hypodermical 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 hypodermical

What is hypodermical the alternative form of?
Hypodermical is the alternative form of hypodermic.

Words near hypodermical in the dictionary

  1. hypodermic
  2. hypodermic needle
  3. hypodermic needles
  4. hypodermic syringe
  5. hypodermic syringes
  6. hypodermical
  7. hypodermically
  8. hypodermics
  9. hypodermis
  10. hypodermises
  11. hypodermoclyses

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