subcutaneous

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subcutaneous — 形容詞

  • subcutaneouspositive
  • more subcutaneouscomparative
  • most subcutaneoussuperlative

1. located in, or given into, the layer of fat and tissue that lies just below the

1.形容詞C1
釋義

皮下

皮膚下方的組織或注射

located in, or given into, the layer of fat and tissue that lies just below the outer surface of the skin — a medical term used mainly for injections, body fat, and tissue layers.

例句

Dr. Chen gave Rania a subcutaneous injection of insulin into her abdomen.

陳醫師給蕾妮雅在腹部進行了一次胰島素皮下注射。

collocation: subcutaneous injection

The ultrasound showed a small amount of subcutaneous fluid collecting around Yuki's injured ankle.

超音波顯示雪子的腳踝周圍有少量皮下積液。

collocation: subcutaneous fluid

同義詞
  • hypodermic

    Refers specifically to needles or syringes used under the skin, not to tissue or fat layers; narrower in scope.

  • subdermal

    Near-synonym used mainly for implants or devices placed under the skin; less common than 'subcutaneous'.

  • intradermal

    Refers to the layer within the skin itself (between the layers of skin), not the layer beneath it — technically different location.

反義詞
  • topical

    Applied to the surface of the skin rather than injected or located beneath it.

文法句型

subcutaneous + noun (injection, fat, tissue, layer)

用法筆記

Common in medical and clinical writing. The word almost always appears before a noun (attributive position), as in subcutaneous injection, subcutaneous fat, or subcutaneous tissue. In everyday conversation, the phrase 'under the skin' is more natural than the technical term.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor gave a subcutaneous injection.
✅The doctor gave the patient a subcutaneous injection.
💡The standard pattern includes the recipient ('give + someone + a subcutaneous injection').
❌I went to the clinic for a subcutaneous shot.
✅I went to the clinic for a subcutaneous injection.
💡'Shot' is informal and rarely paired with 'subcutaneous'; use 'injection' as the standard noun.