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Definition: Hypodermic |
HypodermicAdjective1. Relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic needle"; "subcutaneous implant". Noun1. A piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "hypodermic" was first used: 1863. (references) |
Note: Hypodermic \Hyp`o*der"mic\, adjective. [See Hypoderma.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Applied or administered beneath the skin. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A hypodermic needle is a hollow needle used in conjunction with a syringe to inject medicines into the body. They may also be used to take liquid samples from the body, for example venipuncture.Hypodermic needles, and the associated syringes, are normally disposable because re-using them or sharing them and their needles can be a means of transmission of many blood-borne diseases.
The end of the needle is bevelled to create a pointed tip, which allows it to penetrate the skin easily. When a hypodermic needle is inserted, the bevel should be facing upwards.
The size of a needle is commonly stated as a gauge, which is the outside diameter of the needle. Using the Stubbs needle gauge, these range from about 7 (the largest) to 33 (the smallest). Twenty-one gauge needles are most commonly used for taking blood. The length of the needle is also stated on the packaging.
There are a number of systems for the gauging for needles, including the Stubbs Needle Gauge, and the French Catheter Scale.
See also:
- cannula
- catheter
- needle biopsy
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hypodermic needle."
Synonyms: HypodermicSynonyms: subcutaneous (adj), hypo (n), hypodermic syringe (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Sharpness | Point, spike, spine, spicule, spiculum; needle, hypodermic needle, tack, nail, pin; prick, prickle; spur, rowel, barb; spit, cusp; horn, antler; snag; tag thorn, bristle; Adam's needle, bear grass, tine, yucca. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Hypodermic |
| English words defined with "hypodermic": aeroembolism, air embolism ♦ gas embolism ♦ hypo, Hypodermatic, Hypodermic medication, hypodermic syringe ♦ Imaginal disks. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "hypodermic": ASSEMBLER, PLASTIC HOSPITAL PRODUCTS ♦ babcock, Babcock's needle, BALANCE ASSEMBLER, BALANCE-BRIDGE ASSEMBLER, BARREL ASSEMBLER, BARREL-CAP SETTER ♦ CANNON-PINION ADJUSTER, CROWN-WHEEL ASSEMBLER ♦ FARMWORKER, LIVESTOCK ♦ GLASS-CLEANING-MACHINE TENDER ♦ HOG-CONFINEMENT-SYSTEM MANAGER, HOLMES ♦ laborer, livestock ♦ MECHANISM ASSEMBLER ♦ PADDED-PRODUCTS FINISHER, POULTRY VACCINATOR, PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN ♦ ranch hand, livestock ♦ Sharps. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | He took his hypodermic syringe out of its case and dropped it among the coals. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | After reviewing the existing body of knowledge, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently removed acupuncture needles from the category of "experimental medical devices" and now regulates them just as it does other devices, such as surgical scalpels and hypodermic syringes, under good manufacturing practices and single-use standards of sterility. (references) | |
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| "Hypodermic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Hypodermic" is used about 40 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 40 | 54,274 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "hypodermic": Hypodermic medication ♦ hypodermic needle ♦ hypodermic syringe. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "hypodermic": hypodermic-gun. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "hypodermic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | shiringë për injeksione nën lëkurë, për injektime nën lëkurë, i nënlëkurës (subcutaneous), i injektuar nën lëkurë, bar i injektuar nën lëkurë. (various references) | |
Arabic | معد للإستعمال تحت الجلد, تحجلدي نسيج ضام تحت الجلد. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | подкожна инжекция, подкожен (percutaneous, subcutaneous, subdermal). (various references) | |
Chinese | 皮下. (various references) | |
Czech | hypodermatický, podkožní (hypodermatic, subcutaneous). (various references) | |
Danish | subkutan (subcutaneous). (various references) | |
Dutch | hypodermaal (subcutaneous). (various references) | |
Farsi | تحت الجلدی , سوزن مخصوص تزریق زیرجلد, زیرپوستی . (various references) | |
Finnish | kertakäyttöruisku (disposable syringe, single-use hypodermic syringe, single-use syringe), kertakäyttöinen injektioneula (disposable hypodermic needle). (various references) | |
French | hypodermique. (various references) | |
German | Hypoderm. (various references) | |
Greek | υποδόριοσ (subcutaneous), υποδόριος. (various references) | |
Hebrew | תת עורי (subcutaneous). (various references) | |
Hungarian | bőr alatti (subcutaneous), bőr alá adott injekció. (various references) | |
Italian | ipodermico (subcutaneous, subtegumental). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 皮下注射 (hypodermic injection). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ひかちゅうしゃ (hypodermic injection). (various references) | |
Manx | fochrackanagh (subcutaneous). (various references) | |
Norwegian | underhuds-, sprøyte (hype, injection). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ypodermichay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | hipodrmico, hipodérmico, subcutneo, seringa (squirt). (various references) | |
Romanian | hipodermic, subcutaneu (subcutaneous), subcutanat (subcutaneous). (various references) | |
Russian | подкожный (hypodermatic, subcutaneous, subdermal). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | hipodermalan, potkožna injekcija, potkožan (hypodermatic, subcutaneous), špric za hipodermalne injekcije. (various references) | |
Spanish | hipodérmico (subcutaneous). (various references) | |
Swedish | subkutan (subcutaneous). (various references) | |
Thai | ใต้ผิวหนัง, เกี่ยวกับใต้ผิวหนัง. (various references) | |
Turkish | derialtı enjeksiyonu, derialtı şırıngası (hypodermic syringe), derialtı, deri altına uygulanan. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | підшкірне упорскування, підшкіний. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | kim tiêm dưới da. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | hypo-. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "hypodermic": hypodermically, hypodermics. (additional references) | |
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"Hypodermic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: hppodermic, hyperdermic, hypodermie. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "hypodermic" (pronounced hī'puder"mik) |
| 4 | -er" m i k | endothermic, exothermic. |
| 3 | -m i k | academic, aerodynamic, anemic, atomic, autonomic, bulimic, cataclysmic, ceramic, comic, cosmic, cytoplasmic, diatomic, dynamic, economic, electrodynamic, endemic, epidemic, ergonomic, formic, gastronomic, gimmick, gnomic, hemodynamic, hypoglycemic, hypothalamic, logarithmic, macroeconomic, microeconomic, mimic, monatomic, nonacademic, noneconomic, ophthalmic, organismic, pandemic, panoramic, patronymic, photodynamic, polemic, psychodynamic, rhythmic, samek, seismic, socioeconomic, subatomic, systemic, tragicomic, uneconomic. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-h-i-m-o-p-r-y" | |
-2 letters: chromide, hydropic, hypoderm. | |
-3 letters: chirmed, chirped, choired, chomped, chomper, chromed, crimped, dimorph, dormice, heirdom, meropic, morphed, morphic, percoid. | |
-4 letters: ceriph, chider, chimed, chimer, chirpy, chored, chrome, cipher, coheir, comedy, comped, copied, copier, crimpy, cymoid, cypher, dermic, dioecy, dopier, dormie, dreich, ephori, hemoid, herdic, heroic, homier, hydric, hypoed, medico, miched, mopery, mopier, myopic, ochery. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-h-i-m-o-p-r-y" | |
+1 letter: hypodermics. | |
+4 letters: dermatoglyphic, hypodermically. | |
+5 letters: demographically, dermatoglyphics. | |
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