cutaneous

American  

[kyoo-tey-nee-uhs] / kyuˈteɪ ni əs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting the skin.

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cutaneous British  

/ kjuːˈteɪnɪəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting the skin

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cutaneous Scientific  

/ kyo̅o̅-tā′nē-əs /

1. Relating to or involving the skin.

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Other Word Forms

• cutaneously adverb

Etymology

Origin of cutaneous

1570–80; < Medieval Latin cutāneus, equivalent to Latin cut ( is ) the skin + -āneus ( -ān ( us ) -an + -eus -eous ). See cutis

Example Sentences

They tracked each patient's next diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025

The animals are also vulnerable to a range of deadly diseases such as upper respiratory illnesses and the shell disease cutaneous dyskeratosis, which softens their shells.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2024

According to the World Health Organization, cutaneous leishmaniasis infects up to one million people annually, mainly in the Middle East, Central Asia, northern Africa and especially Latin America.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

One thing that seems certain is cutaneous leishmaniasis is no longer solely a tropical disease.

From Scientific American • Oct. 19, 2023

I don’t realize I’m checking my palms for creeping lesions, eruptions called cutaneous larva migrans, until Grandma gives me The Eye-Roll.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson