cutaneous

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UK/kjuːˈteɪniəs/Canada, US/kjuˈteɪniəs/Australia, New Zealand/kjʉːˈtæɪniəs/

adjective

Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.

“Near-synonyms: epidermal, epidermo-”

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

adjectivecutaneous (not comparable)

alternative cutaneious

  1. not comparableanatomyOf, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.

    Near-synonyms: epidermal, epidermo-

    1 more example

    But during the hot fit the cutaneous absorbents act also with increased energy, and the exhalation is likewise increased by the greater heat of the skin; and hence it does not appear in drops on the surface, but is in part reabsorbed, and in part dissipated in the atmosphere. But as the mouths of the cutaneous absorbents are exposed to the cool air or bedclothes; whilst those of the capillary glands, which secrete the perspirable matter, are exposed to the warmth of the circulating blood; the former, as soon as the fever-fit begins to decline, lose their increased action first; and hence the absorption of the sweat is diminished, whilst the increased secretion of it continues for some hours afterwards, which occasions it to stand in drops upon the skin.

    1794–1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: cutaneo-, cutaneal, dermal, dermic, dermatic, derma-, dermato-, dermo-

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to or existing on or affecting the skin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincutis“skin”
  2. New Latincutaneus
  3. Englishcutaneous

From New Latin cutaneus, from Latin cutis (“skin”).

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Translations

Arabic جِلْدِيّ
  • جِلْدِيّ (jildiyy)of, or relating to the skin
Bulgarian ко́жен
  • ко́жен (kóžen)of, or relating to the skin
Catalan cutani, epidèrmic
  • cutaniof, or relating to the skin
  • epidèrmicof, or relating to the skin
  • dermatològicof, or relating to the skin
Czech kožní
  • kožníof, or relating to the skin
Dutch cutaan
  • cutaanof, or relating to the skin
Finnish kutaaninen, iho-
  • kutaaninenof, or relating to the skin
  • iho-of, or relating to the skin
French cutané, épidermique
  • cutanéof, or relating to the skin
  • épidermiqueof, or relating to the skin
  • dermatologiqueof, or relating to the skin
German Haut-
  • Haut-of, or relating to the skin
Greek δερματικός
  • δερματικός (dermatikós)of, or relating to the skin
Hungarian bőr-
  • bőr-of, or relating to the skin
Icelandic húð-
  • húð-of, or relating to the skin
Indonesian kutaneus, kutan
  • kutaneusof, or relating to the skin
  • kutanof, or relating to the skin
Italian cutaneo
  • cutaneoof, or relating to the skin
Latin cutāneus
  • cutāneusof, or relating to the skin
Polish skórny
  • skórnyof, or relating to the skin
Portuguese cutâneo
  • cutâneoof, or relating to the skin
Russian ко́жный
  • ко́жный (kóžnyj)of, or relating to the skin
Slovak kožný
  • kožnýof, or relating to the skin
Spanish cutáneo, dermatológico
  • cutáneoof, or relating to the skin
  • dermatológicoof, or relating to the skin
  • epidérmicoof, or relating to the skin
Ukrainian шкі́рний
  • шкі́рний (škírnyj)of, or relating to the skin
Welsh croeniog
  • croeniogof, or relating to the skin

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

cutaneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutaneous

MLA

“cutaneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutaneous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutaneous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutaneous.

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