transcutaneous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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.

Word forms

transcutaneous

Etymology

From trans- + cutaneous.

Synonyms

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