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Subcutaneous means "beneath the skin". If it's in reference to an injection, it means to inject the substance beneath the skin, but not so deep as to be in a muscle. One typically does this by "pinching the skin" into a fold, then inserting a needle of appropriate length into the top of the fold. If done properly, there's not much chance of ending up in a blood vessel, but it never hurts to test by pulling back on the plunger of the syringe. If you see blood in the syringe, you're about to give the medication "IV" instead of SC.

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