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subcutaneous

/səbkˌjuˈteɪniəs/

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sub-kyoo-TAY-nee-us: stress TAY.

The c sounds like k followed by a y glide. Keep the opening sub light and let the final ee move into an unstressed us.

5 syllables · Stress on syllable 3

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The diagram labels the subcutaneous layer beneath the skin.

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

What does subcutaneous mean?

adjective

  1. Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.

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/səbkˌjuˈteɪniəs/

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In describing the thickness of the subcutaneous fat of a pig, he would mention one, two, three, or even four fingers.
Charles Hose; William McDougallThe Pagan Tribes of Borneo A Description of Their Physical Moral and Intellectual Condition, with Some Discussion of Their Ethnic RelationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3307
However, the action of both heart and lungs improved, and Van Helsing made a subcutaneous injection of morphia, as before, and with good effect.
Bram StokerDraculaProject Gutenberg ebook #345
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The incision had severed the skin, subcutaneous tissues and muscles, the ligaments and bone, opening the spinal canal, but not cutting the cord.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747