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What does percutaneous mean?

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Updated: 12/18/2022

The term "percutaneous" means that the procedure is done through the skin
Percutaneous means effected or removed through the skin wherein the prefix "per" means through, the root word "cutane" means skin, and suffix "ous" means pertaining to.

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