percutaneous

Examples

• All

• Advanced age, active mediastinitis, and the patient's objection led us to propose a palliative percutaneous treatment.

  Academic text (2007)

• Nearly 1 million patients undergo percutaneous coronary intervention annually in the United States.

  Academic text (2007)

• After the fracture is reduced, percutaneous Kirchner wires will usually be placed to hold the position.

  Academic text (2006)

• Nursing Implications: Healthcare workers frequently experience percutaneous exposure to body fluids.

  Academic text (2015)

• The volume of ethanol to be injected is determined by the percutaneous contrast study, as discussed above.

  Academic text (1998)

• Active mediastinitis and the patient's objection led us to perform percutaneous coil embolization.

  Academic text (2007)

• Common methods of fixation include percutaneous pins, flexible nails, external fixation, and plates/screws.

  Academic text (2006)

• High-dose vs. standard-dose maintenance clopidogrel in patients having percutaneous coronary intervention.

  Academic text (2015)

• We treated 54 of the 57 patients with percutaneous sclerosing injections of 95% ethanol; 26 received staged injections.

  Academic text (1998)

• The doctor performed a percutaneous procedure to insert a catheter without making any incisions.

Synonyms

T

transdermal

vspercutaneous

• Specialized

1 6.1

Delivers medicine through unbroken skin, often as a cream or patch

focuses on medication absorption rather than procedures

T

transcutaneous

vspercutaneous

• Specialized

8.8

That lets medicine enter the body through the skin without cutting it

has identical meaning and is an alternative term

T

transdermic

vspercutaneous

• Specialized

8.2

Delivered through unbroken skin by a cream or patch so medicine enters the body

emphasizes delivery form rather than broader procedural use

Antonyms

I

incisional

• Specialized

1 7.1

About a cut made during surgery

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology