Standard Lemma guide

hypodermic

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌhaɪpəˈdɝmɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)mɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY2 P AH0 D ER1 M IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to or located below the epidermis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • hypodermic needle
  • subcutaneous implant

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: subcutaneous

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hypodermic syringe, hypo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: syringe

Narrower terms: autoinjector

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English dermis English hypoderm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hypodermic From hypoderm + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: подкожен (podkožen) — under the dermis
  • Catalan: hipodèrmic — under the dermis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皮下 (píxià) — under the dermis
  • Dutch: hypodermaal — under the dermis
  • Finnish: ihonalaiskudos- — under the dermis
  • Finnish: hypodermi- — under the dermis
  • French: hypodermique — under the dermis
  • West-Frisian: hypodermysk — under the dermis
  • German: hypodermisch — under the dermis
  • Icelandic: undir húðinni — under the dermis
  • Icelandic: húðbeðs- — under the dermis
  • Irish: hipideirmeach — under the dermis
  • Irish: fodheirmeach — under the dermis
  • Italian: ipodermico — under the dermis
  • Korean: 피하 (piha) — under the dermis
  • Luxembourgish: hypodermesch — under the dermis
  • Polish: podskórny — under the dermis
  • Portuguese: hipodérmico — under the dermis
  • Romanian: hipodermic — under the dermis
  • Russian: подко́жный (podkóžnyj) — under the dermis
  • Scottish Gaelic: fo-chraicneach — under the dermis
  • Spanish: hipodérmico — under the dermis
  • Swedish: hypodermisk — under the dermis
  • Tagalog: kubusbalatin — under the dermis
  • Turkish: hipodermik — under the dermis
  • Welsh: hypodermig — under the dermis
  • Welsh: tangroenol — under the dermis
  • Bulgarian: подкожна инжекция (podkožna inžekcija) — a syringe
  • Icelandic: stungulyf — a syringe
  • Icelandic: sprauta — a syringe
  • Irish: instealladh hipideirmeach — a syringe
  • Irish: snáthaid hipideirmeach — a syringe