cu·ta·ne·ous

[kyoo-tey-nee-uhs]
adjective
of, pertaining to, or affecting the skin.

Origin:
1570–80; < Medieval Latin cutāneus, equivalent to Latin cut(is) the skin + -āneus (-ān(us) -an + -eus -eous). See cutis

cu·ta·ne·ous·ly, adverb
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cutaneous (kjuːˈteɪnɪəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of, relating to, or affecting the skin
 
[C16: from New Latin cutāneus, from Latin cutis skin; see hide²]
 
cu'taneously
 
adv

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cutaneous
1570s, from Mod.L. cutaneus, from cutis "the skin" (see cuticle).
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cutaneous cu·ta·ne·ous (ky&oomacr;-tā'nē-əs)
adj.
Of, relating to, or affecting the skin.

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cutaneous   (ky-tā'nē-əs)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or involving the skin.
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Example sentences
Tests for other antibodies will rule out or confirm discoid lupus and subacute cutaneous lupus.
When only the skin is involved, it is known as cutaneous diphtheria, and is likely to be a nontoxic strain.
About half the patients have small amounts of skin involvement, now called limited cutaneous scleroderma.
Cutaneous veins also are richly innervated with sympathetic vasoconstrictor fibers.
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