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percutaneous

percutaneous

1 8.4
A medical procedure or product that goes through the skin without making a cut
  • adjective
  • /ˌpɜrkjʊˈteɪniəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : percutáneo
  • Patients were offered regular meals, and a percutaneous gastric feeding tube was recommended (84% received them).
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • percutaneous coronary
  • percutaneous coronary angioplasty

Examples

  • 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

transdermal
vspercutaneous
  • Specialized
1 6.1

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

focuses on medication absorption rather than procedures
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
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

incisional
  • Specialized
1 7.1

About a cut made during surgery

Surface Forms

percutaneous positive

Morphology

percutaneous = cutaneous (semi-transparent) = per + cutane + ous

The prefix 'per-' suggests 'through' or 'by means of', but the specific medical application may not be immediately clear.

Etymology

Percutaneous breaks into per- meaning 'through' and cutaneous, from Latin cutis meaning 'skin', so it literally means 'through the skin'. That's why percutaneous describes a treatment or patch that reaches the body without cutting the skin.