cutaneous

American

[kyoo-tey-nee-uhs] / kyuˈteɪ ni əs /

adjective

of, relating to, or affecting the skin.

cutaneous British

/ kjuːˈteɪnɪəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or affecting the skin

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cutaneous Scientific

/ kyo̅o̅-tā′nē-əs /

Relating to or involving the skin.

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

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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

There are about twenty species of Leishmania parasites that can cause cutaneous leishmaniasis.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

A hint of what was going on came from a 2018 study that showed an increase in cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the U.S.

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

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