percutaneous /per·cu·ta·ne·ous/ (per″ku-ta´ne-us) performed through the skin.
Percutaneous
percutaneous
percutaneous [per″ku-ta´ne-us]
percutaneous (per·kyōō·tāˑ·nē·
s),
per·cu·ta·ne·ous (pûr ky -t  n - s)adj. Passed, done, or effected through the unbroken skin. |
Percutaneous
Performed through the skin, from the Latin per, meaning through and cutis, meaning skin.
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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.
percutaneous [per″ku-ta´ne-us]
performed through the skin; see also transdermal.
percutaneous (per·kyōō·tāˑ·nē·
s),adj method of applying a substance through the skin.
percutaneous
performed through the skin, e.g. percutaneous cystocentesis.
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