Definition of Transcutaneous

1. Adjective. Through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches). "Percutaneous absorption"

Exact synonyms: Percutaneous, Transdermal, Transdermic
Category relationships: Materia Medica, Pharmacological Medicine, Pharmacology
Partainyms: Skin, Skin, Dermis, Dermis

Definition of Transcutaneous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Transcutaneous

1. Entering through the dermis or skin, as in administration of a drug applied to the skin in ointment or patch form. (17 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transcutaneous

transcriptases
transcription
transcription
transcriptional
transcriptional control
transcriptional silencing
transcriptions
transcription factor
transcription factors
transcription factor ap-1
transcription unit
transcripts
transcultural
transcultural nursing
transcutaneous (current term)
transcutaneous (current term)
transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
transcytosis
transcytotic vesicle
transdermal
transdermal
transdermal patch
transdermic
transdermic
transdetermination
transdifferentiation
transduce
transduce
transduced
transducer

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