transcutaneous

[ trans-kyoo-tey-nee-uh s ]

/ ˌtræns kyuˈteɪ ni əs /

adjective

by way of or through the skin.

Nearby words

transcriptive, transcriptome, transcrystalline, transculturation, transcurrent, transcutaneous, transcytosis, transdermal, transdermal patch, transdialect, transdniestria

Also trans·cu·ta·ne·al, transdermal.

Origin of transcutaneous

First recorded in 1940–45; trans- + cutaneous

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Medicine definitions for transcutaneous

transcutaneous

[ trăns′kyōō-tā′nē-əs ]

adj.

Transdermal.

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