adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/sʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/
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rhymes with -eɪniəs
rhymes with -eɪnɪəs
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
relating to or located below the epidermis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
hypodermic needle
subcutaneous implant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hypodermic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin subcutāneus, from sub- + cutis (“skin”) + adjectival suffix -āneus.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
падску́рны
(padskúrny)
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Bulgarian:
подко́жен
(podkóžen)
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Catalan:
subcutani
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Chinese Mandarin:
皮下的
(píxià de)
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Czech:
podkožní
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Danish:
subkutan
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Dutch:
onderhuids
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Dutch:
subcutaan
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Finnish:
ihonalainen
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Finnish:
subkutaaninen
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
French:
sous-cutané
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
German:
subkutan
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Greek:
υποδόριος
(ypodórios)
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Hebrew:
תת־עורי
(thath-ori)
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Icelandic:
húðbeðs-
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Irish:
fo-chraicneach
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Italian:
sottocutaneo
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Japanese:
皮下の
(hika no)
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Korean:
피하의
(pihaui)
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Latin:
intercus
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Macedonian:
поткожен
(potkožen)
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Norwegian Bokmål:
subkutan
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Norwegian Nynorsk:
subkutan
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Polish:
podskórny
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Portuguese:
subcutâneo
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Romanian:
subcutanat
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Romanian:
subcutaneu
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Romanian:
subcutan
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Russian:
подко́жный
(podkóžnyj)
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Serbo-Croatian:
по̀ткожан
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Serbo-Croatian:
pòtkožan
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Slovak:
podkožný
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Slovene:
podkožen
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Spanish:
subcutáneo
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Swedish:
subkutan
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Swedish:
underhuds-
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Ukrainian:
підшкі́рний
(pidškírnyj)
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin
Welsh:
isgroenol
— pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin