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intracutaneous

 [in″trah-ku-ta´ne-us]
within the substance of the skin.
intracutaneous test one that involves introduction of an antigen between the layers of the skin and evaluation of the reaction elicited by it.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

in·tra·cu·ta·ne·ous

(in'tră-kyū-tā'nē-ŭs),
Within the substance of the skin, particularly the dermis.
Synonym(s): intradermal, intradermic
[intra- + L. cutis, skin]
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intracutaneous

(ĭn′trə-kyo͞o-tā′nē-əs)
adj.
Within the skin; intradermal.

in′tra·cu·ta′ne·ous·ly adv.
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in·tra·cu·ta·ne·ous

(in'tră-kyū-tā'nē-ŭs)
Within the substance of the skin, particularly the dermis.
[intra- + L. cutis, skin]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

intracutaneous

Within the skin. Intradermal.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Intracutaneous

Into the skin, in this case directly under the top layer of skin.
Mentioned in: Tuberculin Skin Test
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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A group of 300 intradermic tests was performed, but in 25 individuals (8.4%) the results could not be evaluated.
The intradermic test was positive at 24 hours in 10.2% (n= 28) of them.
(2) The Mitsuda test involves an intradermic injection of lepromin, a suspension of heat-killed M.
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