I. |hīpə|dərmik, -|də̄m-, -|dəim-, -mēk adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hypo- + dermic
1. : of or relating to the parts beneath the skin
2.
a. : adapted for use in injecting medication or drugs beneath the skin
b. : administered by injection beneath the skin
3. : resembling a hypodermic injection in effect : rousing , stimulating
one of the most hypodermic personalities he had ever known — Robert Rice
II. noun
( -s )
1. : hypodermic injection
2. : hypodermic syringe