Definition of Percutaneous

1. Adjective. Through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches). "Percutaneous absorption"

Exact synonyms: Transcutaneous, Transdermal, Transdermic
Category relationships: Materia Medica, Pharmacological Medicine, Pharmacology
Partainyms: Skin, Skin, Dermis, Dermis

Definition of Percutaneous

1. Adjective. Taking place through the skin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Percutaneous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Percutaneous

1. Performed through the skin, as injection of radiopacque material in radiological examination or the removal of tissue for biopsy accomplished by a needle. Origin: L. Cutis = skin This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Percutaneous

percussion cap
percussion section
percussion sound
percussion wave
percussionist
percussionists
percussions
percussive
percussive instrument
percussive maintenance
percussively
percussiveness
percussor
percussors
percutaneous (current term)
percutaneous absorption
percutaneous cholangiography
percutaneous nephrostomy
percutaneous stimulation
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
percutaneously
perdendo
perdeuterate
perdeuterated
perdeuteration
perdicine

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