transcutaneous

English

Etymology

From trans- +‎ cutaneous.

Adjective

transcutaneous (not comparable)

1. (medicine) 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

Coordinate terms

• percutaneous

Translations

passing through intact skin

• Czech: transkutánní
• Finnish: transkutaaninen (fi)
• Spanish: transcutáneo