(of medications or creams) penetrating or absorbing through unbroken skin
transcutaneous in American English
(ˌtrænskjuˈteɪniəs; ˌ trænzkjuˈteɪniəs)
adjective
percutaneous
transcutaneous in American English
(ˌtrænskjuːˈteiniəs)
adjective
by way of or through the skin
Also: transcutaneal, transdermal
Word origin
[1940–45; trans- + cutaneous]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, redline, update, whiteout, zaptrans- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (transcend; transfix). On this model, trans- is used with the meanings “across,” “beyond,” “through,” “changing thoroughly,” “transverse,”in combination with elements of any origin. Other words that use the affix trans- include: trans-Martian, trans-Siberian, transempirical, transisthmian, transvalue
Examples of 'transcutaneous' in a sentence
transcutaneous
Shelves are stacked with equipment including transcutaneous carbondioxide and oxygen monitors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Itap stands for intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthesis, and it is a revolutionary means of attaching prosthetic limbs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He was a pioneer in the use of transcutaneous nerve stimulation, which is used to ease the pain of childbirth.