You searched for: “subcutaneous”
subcutaneous (adjective), more subcutaneous, most subcutaneous
Under or below the surface of the skin; "With a subcutaneous injection, a needle is inserted just under the skin."
This entry is located in the following units: cuti-, cut-, cutan-, -cutis- + (page 2) sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, su- (page 2)
fasci-, fascio-, fasc-, fascia-
(Latin: band, bandage; bundle, bunch; used in the extended sense of "pertaining to the fascia", a band or sheet of fibrous tissue providing a subcutaneous covering for various parts of the body)
Word Entries containing the term: “subcutaneous”
subcutaneous electrode
An electrode placed under the skin.
This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 100) sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, su- (page 2)
subcutaneous fascia (s) (noun), subcutaneous fasciae (pl)
Layers of connective tissues that cover the entire body between the skin and the deep fascial areas of the specialized structures of the body; such as, the muscles: The subcutaneous fasciae consist of an outer normally fatty layer and an inner thin elastic layer of superficial blood vessels and between the two layers there are nerves, lymphatics (small, thin channels that are similar to blood vessels and that collect and carriy tissue fluid from the body), the mammary glands, most of the facial muscles, and the platysma (muscle in the neck extending from the face to the shoulder bone).
This entry is located in the following units: fasci-, fascio-, fasc-, fascia- (page 2) sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, su- (page 2)
subcutaneous mastectomy
Removal of breast tissue, using a minimal incision.

This type of mastectomy may be used to remove small areas of suspicious or cancerous tissue, but it can also be a cosmetic surgery procedure.

For example, subcutaneous mastectomy can reduce the volume of enlarged male breasts or be part of a female-to-male sex-change procedure.

This entry is located in the following units: -ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize (page 29) masto-, mast-, -mastia, -masty + (page 4) sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, su- (page 2)