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viscerocutaneous

viscerocutaneous adjective: of or pertaining to one or more viscera and the skin, and (usually, specifically) to a passage connecting a visceral cavity with the body's surface, as in a viscerocutaneous fistula.

Adjective

viscerocutaneous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to one or more viscera and the skin, and (usually, specifically) to a passage connecting a visceral cavity with the body's surface, as in a viscerocutaneous fistula.
    • A situation that can be devastating to a patient as well as tax to the utmost the skill of a surgeon is that of a viscerocutaneous fistula. These fistulas can be of relatively short duration and present little or no problems, an example being the removal of a T tube after common-duct exploration....1961, Captain Harry S. Goldsmith, M.C., USAR, “Control of viscerocutaneous fistulas by a new suction device”, in New England Journal of Medicine, volume 265, →DOI, pages 1052–1054

Origin of viscerocutaneous

From viscero- + cutaneous.

Questions about viscerocutaneous

What does viscerocutaneous mean?
Viscerocutaneous means of or pertaining to one or more viscera and the skin, and (usually, specifically) to a passage connecting a visceral cavity with the body's surface, as in a viscerocutaneous fistula.
What part of speech is viscerocutaneous?
Viscerocutaneous is an adjective.

Words near viscerocutaneous in the dictionary

  1. visceroception
  2. visceroceptive
  3. viscerocrania
  4. viscerocranial
  5. viscerocranium
  6. viscerocutaneous
  7. viscerofugal
  8. viscerogenic
  9. viscerology
  10. visceromegaly
  11. visceromotor

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