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transcutaneous

transcutaneous adjective: penetrating, entering, passing through, or shining through the intact skin (as by light waves or sound waves); in contrast to percutaneous meaning through a disruption in the skin.

Adjective

transcutaneous (not comparable)

  1. Penetrating, entering, passing through, or shining through the intact skin (as by light waves or sound waves); in contrast to percutaneous meaning through a disruption in the skin.
    • Transcutaneous measurement of oxygen is a helpful monitoring procedure.
    Synonyms:
    transdermal

Synonyms of transcutaneous

Origin of transcutaneous

From trans- + cutaneous.

Words formed from transcutaneous

Questions about transcutaneous

What does transcutaneous mean?
Transcutaneous means penetrating, entering, passing through, or shining through the intact skin (as by light waves or sound waves); in contrast to percutaneous meaning through a disruption in the skin.
What part of speech is transcutaneous?
Transcutaneous is an adjective.

Words near transcutaneous in the dictionary

  1. transcurrently
  2. transcurring
  3. transcurs
  4. transcursion
  5. transcursions
  6. transcutaneous
  7. transcutaneously
  8. transcuticular
  9. transcutol
  10. transcyclooctene
  11. transcystic

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