percutaneous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pɜːkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- English cutaneous English percutaneous From per- + cutaneous.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Taking place through the skin and involving a puncture thereof.
percutaneous catheter
Percutaneous methods reduce the need for open surgery.
The doctor performed a percutaneous biopsy.
percutaneous procedure
percutaneous intervention
Coordinates
Deriveds
micropercutaneous · percutaneously · percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography · percutaneous coronary intervention
Translations (12)
es percutáneo (taking place through the skin) · de perkutan (taking place through the skin) · cs perkutánní (taking place through the skin) · fi perkutaaninen (taking place through the skin) · bg подкожен (taking place through the skin) · nl percutaan (taking place through the skin) · hu perkután (taking place through the skin) · sv perkutan (taking place through the skin) · it percutaneo (taking place through the skin) · fr percutané (taking place through the skin) · is gegnum húð (taking place through the skin) · is um húð (taking place through the skin)