Hypodermic

/ˌhaɪpəˈdɜrmɪk/ adjective

Relating to injection under the skin, or a hypodermic needle used to inject medicine or drugs.

From Greek 'hypo-' (under) + 'derma' (skin). Coined in the 1800s when doctors invented syringes that could inject medicine directly beneath the skin surface.

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