Associations to the word «Transcutaneous»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

TRANSCUTANEOUS, adjective. Through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne