subcuticular

subcuticular
Beneath the cuticle or epidermis. SYN: subepidermal, subepidermic.

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sub·cu·tic·u·lar -kyu̇-'tik-yə-lər adj situated or occurring beneath a cuticle <\subcuticular sutures> <\subcuticular tissues>

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sub·cu·tic·u·lar (sub″ku-tikґu-lər) subepidermal.

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