Definition of Subcutaneous

applied or situated under the skin

Examples of Subcutaneous in a sentence

Botox is a subcutaneous treatment because it injects neurotoxin under the skin.  🔊

There is a subcutaneous layer of skin beneath the surface layer that you can see.  🔊

You could consider a splinter a subcutaneous wound since it usually gets stuck under your skin.  🔊

Technically all of your veins are subcutaneous since they are beneath your skin.  🔊

If you think about it, almost all of your organs are subcutaneous because they are covered by your skin.  🔊

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