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adjectiverelating to or located below the epidermis
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Definition that contains subcutaneous
- purpura any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding
- anasarca generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue
- angioedema recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
- atrophedema recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
- cutaneous vein one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins
- giant hives recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
- giant hives recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
- ipv a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
- pacinian corpuscle a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals
- peliosis any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding