subcuticular
/ˌsʌbkjuːˈtɪkjʊlə/adjective
1Chiefly Medicine. Located or occurring under the skin; subcutaneous; subepidermal.
2 Zoology and Botany. Located or occurring under the cuticle (of an invertebrate animal, plant, etc.); of or relating to the subcuticle.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Gibson (d. 1722), physician. From sub- + cuticular, after post-classical Latin subcuticularis.