percutaneous

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UK/pɜːkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/

adjective

Taking place through the skin and involving a puncture thereof.

“percutaneous catheter”

Similar
transdermaltransdermictranscutaneous
OriginEnglish cutaneous ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *peri- →
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Meanings

adjectivepercutaneous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineTaking place through the skin and involving a puncture thereof.

    percutaneous catheter

    4 more examples

    percutaneous procedure

    percutaneous intervention

    The doctor performed a percutaneous biopsy.

    Percutaneous methods reduce the need for open surgery.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivethrough the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches)

Similar
transdermaltransdermictranscutaneous
Also see
endermictranscutaneoustransdermaltransdermic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Italic*peri-
  7. Latinper-
  8. Englishper-
  9. Englishcutaneous
  10. Englishpercutaneous

From per- + cutaneous.

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Translations

Bulgarian подкожен
  • подкожен (podkožen)taking place through the skin
Czech perkutánní
  • perkutánnítaking place through the skin
Dutch percutaan
  • percutaantaking place through the skin
Finnish perkutaaninen
  • perkutaaninentaking place through the skin
French percutané
  • percutanétaking place through the skin
German perkutan
  • perkutantaking place through the skin
Hungarian perkután
  • perkutántaking place through the skin
Icelandic um húð, gegnum húð
  • um húðtaking place through the skin
  • gegnum húðtaking place through the skin
Italian percutaneo
  • percutaneotaking place through the skin
Spanish percutáneo
  • percutáneotaking place through the skin
Swedish perkutan
  • perkutantaking place through the skin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with percutaneous

miscellaneoussimultaneoussubcutaneousuranious
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: percutaneous on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.