Meanings
- not comparablemedicinePenetrating, entering, passing through, or shining through the intact skin (as by light waves or sound waves); in contrast to percutaneous meaning through a disruption in the skin.
Transcutaneous measurement of oxygen is a helpful monitoring procedure.
Synonyms: transdermal
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePenetrating, entering, passing through, or shining through the intact skin (as by light waves or sound waves); in contrast to percutaneous meaning through a disruption in the skin.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivethrough the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrans-
- Englishtrans-
- Englishcutaneous
- Englishtranscutaneous
Translations
Czech transkutánní
- transkutánnípassing through intact skin
Finnish transkutaaninen
- transkutaaninenpassing through intact skin
German transkutan
- transkutanpassing through intact skin
Spanish transcutáneo
- transcutáneopassing through intact skin
Cite this entry
transcutaneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcutaneous
“transcutaneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcutaneous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transcutaneous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcutaneous.
Source: transcutaneous on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.