percutaneous

[ pur-kyoo-tey-nee-uhs ]

adjective
  1. administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection, needle biopsy, or transdermal drug.

Origin of percutaneous

1
First recorded in 1885–90; per- + cutaneous

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British Dictionary definitions for percutaneous

percutaneous

/ (ˌpɜːkjʊˈteɪnɪəs) /


adjective
  1. med effected through the skin, as in the absorption of an ointment

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