subcutaneous• Cellulite is excesssubcutaneousfat - fat which lies just under the skin near the surface of the body.• Joseph Harker Women have a layer of subcutaneous fat that provides them with better insulation than men.• Mortality among streptokinase-treated patients was 8.3% for those who also receivedintravenous heparin and 9.0% for those receiving subcutaneous heparin.• The few year-roundspecies of high-arctic birds and mammals make good use of feathers, fur and subcutaneous insulation.• A prickling sensation between my eyes made my nose run and white-hotadrenalinscalded the subcutaneous layer beneath my skin.• Many patients habitually use one or two sites and develop hard subcutaneousplaques or disfiguringinsulin hypertrophy.• Ottervanger etal reported a myocardial infarction in a 47-year-old woman after subcutaneous sumatriptan.
Originsubcutaneous
(1600-1700)Late Latinsubcutaneus, from Latinsub- + cutis“skin”