transcutaneous

English

Etymology

trans- +‎ cutaneous

Adjective

transcutaneous (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Penetrating, entering, or passing through the intact skin; in contrast to percutaneous meaning through a disruption in the skin.

   Transcutaneous measurement of oxygen is a helpful monitoring procedure.

Synonyms

• transdermal

Translations

passing through intact skin

• Czech: transkutánní
• Finnish: transkutaaninen (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: transcutáneo