percutaneous

percutaneous /per·cu·ta·ne·ous/ (per″ku-ta´ne-us) performed through the skin.

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per·cu·ta·ne·ous (pûrky-tn-s)

adj.

Passed, done, or effected through the unbroken skin.

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Percutaneous

Performed through the skin, from the Latin per, meaning through and cutis, meaning skin.

Mentioned in: Herniated Disk, Sympathectomy

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percutaneous

[pur′kyo̅o̅tā′nē·əs]

Etymology: L, per + cutis, skin

performed through the skin, such as a biopsy; aspiration of fluid from a space below the skin with a needle, catheter, and syringe; or instillation of a fluid in a cavity or space by similar means.

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percutaneous (per·kyōō·tāˑ·nē·s),

adj method of applying a substance through the skin.

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percutaneous

performed through the skin, e.g. percutaneous cystocentesis.