transcutaneous en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English cutaneous English transcutaneous From trans- + cutaneous.
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(not-comparable) Penetrating, entering, passing through, or shining through the intact skin (as by light waves or sound waves); in contrast to percutaneous meaning through a disruption in the skin.
Transcutaneous measurement of oxygen is a helpful monitoring procedure.
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de transkutan (passing through intact skin) · fi transkutaaninen (passing through intact skin) · cs transkutánní (passing through intact skin) · es transcutáneo (passing through intact skin)