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percutaneous

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per·cu·ta·ne·ous  (pûrky-tn-s)
adj. Medicine
Passed, done, or effected through the skin.
percu·tane·ous·ly adv.
percutaneous [ˌpɜːkjʊˈteɪnɪəs]
adj
(Medicine) Med effected through the skin, as in the absorption of an ointment
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Adj.1.percutaneous - through the unbroken skinpercutaneous - through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption"
transcutaneous, transdermal, transdermic
materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
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