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transcutaneous

 
Dictionary: trans·cu·ta·ne·ous   (trăns'kyū-tā'nē-əs) pronunciation

adj.
Transdermal.


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(trăns'kyū-tā'nē-əs)
adj.

Transdermal.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (pharmacology) through the unbroken skin (refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches))
  Synonyms: transdermal, transdermic, percutaneous
  Pertains to noun: skin (meaning #1)


 
 

 

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