subdermaladj.
/ˌsʌbˈdəːml/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈdərm(ə)l/ Chiefly Medicine and Zoology.
Located or occurring beneath the skin or outer integument.
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1830 W. Darrach Drawings Anat. Groin ii. 17 Erysipelas phlegmonosum, is an acute inflammation of the skin, subsequently involving that of the subdermal portion of the integuments.
1904 H. V. Wilson Sponges 112 The subdermal chambers are numerous, subspheroidal, connect with one, or sometimes two pore canals, and lie in the zone where the ectosome passes into the choanosome.
1973 Lancet 5 May 979/2 Slow subdermal infusions of prostaglandin E1.
2007 C. Stross Halting State (2008) 94 She flexes her hands, airboarding—there are subdermal chips in each of her finger joints, she can probably type two hundred words per minute without RSI.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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