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

These spikes, described as cutaneous because they originate in the skin, covered much of the dinosaur's body.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

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

With the CDC study revealing DNA evidence of a locally acquired strain of cutaneous leishmaniasis, there are concerns domestic sand flies could acquire a deadly form of the disease via dog imports.

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