percutaneous

per·cu·ta·ne·ous  (pûrky-tn-s)

adj. Medicine

Passed, done, or effected through the skin.

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percu·tane·ous·ly adv.

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Adj.

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percutaneous - 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