subcutaneous
- a relating to or located below the epidermis
subcutaneous implant
- Recent evidence suggests that visceral fat cells are active, unlike the fat cells found elsewhere in the body just under the skin, known as subcutaneous fat.
- Known as visceral fat, these adipose cells tend to secrete hormones and cytokines that can throw the body's energy and biochemical balance off kilter; subcutaneous fat, on the .
- But some of our crew got subcutaneous larvae, which I thought was pretty cool.