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transcutaneous

[ trans-kyoo-tey-nee-uhs ]
/ ˌtræns kyuˈteɪ ni əs /

adjective

by way of or through the skin.

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Also trans·cu·ta·ne·al, transdermal.

Origin of transcutaneous

First recorded in 1940–45; trans- + cutaneous

Words nearby transcutaneous

transcription, transcriptome, transcrystalline, transculturation, transcurrent, transcutaneous, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, transcytosis, transdermal, transdermal patch, transdialect
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Medical definitions for transcutaneous

transcutaneous
[ trăns′kyōō-tā′nē-əs ]

adj.

Transdermal.
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