| hypodermic | <pharmacology> Applied or administered beneath the skin. Origin: Gr. Derma = skin (18 Nov 1997) |
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| hypodermic injection | The administration of a remedy in liquid form by injection into the subcutaneous tissues. Synonym: hypodermic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermic needle | A hollow needle, similar to but smaller than an aspirating needle, attached to a syringe; used primarily for injection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermic syringe | A small syringe with a barrel (which may be calibrated), perfectly matched plunger, and tip; used with a hollow needle for subcutaneous injections and for aspiration. Synonym: hypodermic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermic tablet | A compressed or molded tablet that dissolves completely in water to form an injectable solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermis | <dermatology, pathology> A layer of cells below the epidermis. (11 Jan 1998) |
| hypodermoclysis | Subcutaneous injection of a saline or other solution. Origin: hypo-+ G. Derma, skin, + klysis, a washing out (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermolithiasis | Subcutaneous deposits of calcium. See: calcinosis cutis. Origin: hypo-+ G. Derma, skin, + lithiasis (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermyiasis | Infestation with larvae of the genus hypoderma, the warble fly. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hypodicrotous | <physiology> Exhibiting retarded dicrotism; as, a hypodicrotic pulse curve. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hypodiploid | Having a chromosome number less than the diploid number. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodipsia | A physiologic condition, perhaps caused by hypertonicity of body fluids, insufficient to initiate drinking but at times sufficient to sustain drinking when started; loosely, oligodipsia. Synonym: insensible thirst, subliminal thirst. Origin: hypo-+ G. Dipsa, thirst (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodontia | A condition of having fewer than the normal complement of teeth, either congenital or acquired. Synonym: oligodontia, partial anodontia. Origin: hypo-+ G. Odous, tooth (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodynamia | Diminished power. Origin: hypo-+ G. Dynamis, force Hypodynamia cordis, diminished force of cardiac contraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodynamic | Possessing or exhibiting subnormal power or force. (05 Mar 2000) |