subcutaneously
/ˌsʌbkjuˈteɪniəsli/
adverb
- Under the skin; in a way that involves or is placed beneath the layers of the skin.
- The doctor injected the vaccine subcutaneously into the patient's arm.
- Some medications are absorbed more slowly when given subcutaneously rather than intravenously.
- The nurse taught him how to administer insulin subcutaneously using a small needle.