hypodermic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. hypo·der·mic adjective
•a hypodermic injection (= one under the skin)
Main entry: ↑hypodermic_derived
 
▪ II. hypo·der·mic [hypodermic hypodermics] BrE [ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪk] NAmE [ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːrmɪk] (also ˌhypodermic ˈneedle, ˌhypodermic syˈringe) noun
a medical instrument with a long thin needle that is used to give sb an ↑injection under their skin
See also: ↑hypodermic needle ▪ ↑hypodermic syringe

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: from ↑hypo- ‘under’ + Greek derma ‘skin’ + ↑-ic.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  subcutaneous, hypodermic syringe, hypo