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supercutaneous

supercutaneous is the alternative form of supracutaneous.

Meaning of supracutaneous

Adjective

supracutaneous (not comparable)

  1. Above the skin; being merely of or upon the epidermis; (loosely) superficial; external.
    • Supracutaneous ophthalmic drug delivery is a simple, effective method of protracted ocular drug delivery.1998, David A. Sullivan • Darlene A. Dartt • Michele A. Meneray, Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes - Basic Science and Clinical Relevance - Volume 2, Plenum Press - New York & London...

Origin of supercutaneous

From super- + cutaneous.

Questions about supercutaneous

What is supercutaneous the alternative form of?
Supercutaneous is the alternative form of supracutaneous.

Words near supercutaneous in the dictionary

  1. supercurricular
  2. supercurvature
  3. supercurvatures
  4. supercuspidal
  5. supercut
  6. supercutaneous
  7. supercutaneously
  8. supercute
  9. supercuts
  10. supercycle
  11. supercycles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: supercutaneous (page history and authors); supracutaneous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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