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noun a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
adjective relating to or located below the epidermis
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English dermis English hypoderm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hypodermic From hypoderm + -ic.
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