percutaneous

English

Etymology

From per- +‎ cutaneous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɜːkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪnɪəs

Adjective

percutaneous (not comparable)

1. (surgery) Taking place through the skin and involving a puncture thereof.

Coordinate terms

• transcutaneous
• transdermal

Derived terms

• percutaneous coronary intervention

Translations

taking place through the skin

• Bulgarian: подкожен (podkožen)
• Czech: perkutánní (cs)
• Dutch: percutaan (nl)
• Finnish: perkutaaninen
• French: percutané (fr)
• German: perkutan (de)
• Hungarian: perkután
• Icelandic: um húð, gegnum húð
• Italian: percutaneo (it)
• Spanish: percutáneo
• Swedish: perkutan

Anagrams

• precutaneous