cutaneous

[kyoo-tey-nee-uhs]

adjective

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

cutaneous

/ kjuːˈteɪnɪəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting the skin

cutaneous

1. Relating to or involving the skin.

Other Word Forms

• cutaneously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutaneous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutaneous¹

C16: from New Latin cutāneus, from Latin cutis skin; see _hide ²

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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For the first time, scientists have begun to figure out why the disfiguring skin lesions caused by cutaneous leishmaniasis don't hurt.

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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.

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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.

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