Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hypodermic \Hyp`o*der"mic\, a. [See {Hypoderma}.]
   Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin.

   {Hypodermic medication}, the application of remedies under
      the epidermis, usually by means of a small syringe, called
      the hypodermic syringe. -- {Hyp`o*der"mic*al*ly}, adv.

Source : WordNet®

hypodermic
     adj : relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic
           needle"; "subcutaneous implant" [syn: {subcutaneous}]
     n : a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for
         giving injections [syn: {hypodermic syringe}, {hypo}]