From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsubcutaneoussub‧cu‧ta‧ne‧ous /ˌsʌbkjuːˈteɪniəs◂/ adjective technical HBHbeneath your skin subcutaneous fat —subcutaneously adverb
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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” 