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percutaneous

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɜːkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- English cutaneous English percutaneous From per- + cutaneous.

  1. Taking place through the skin and involving a puncture thereof.

    percutaneous procedure

    percutaneous intervention