Standard Lemma guide

subcutaneous

adj · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /sʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/
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  • rhymes with -eɪniəs
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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