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 Meaning of CUTANEOUS
| Pronunciation: |  | kyoo'teyneeus 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [adj]  relating to or existing on or affecting the skin; "cutaneous nerves"; "a cutaneous infection" |  |  |  |  | Sponsored Links: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | cutaneal |  |  |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Cu*ta"ne*ous\ (k[-u]*t[=a]"n[-e]*[u^]s), a. [Cf. F.
cutan['e], fr. L. cutis skin. See {Cuticle}.]
Of pertaining to the skin; existing on, or affecting, the
skin; as, a cutaneous disease; cutaneous absorption;
cutaneous respiration.
 |  |  |  |  Medical Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | Pertaining to the skin. |  |  |  |  Biology Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | Clinical term referring to the skin. |  |  |  |  Thesaurus Terms |  |  |  |  | Related Terms: |  | cortical, dermal, dermic, ecderonic, ectodermal, ectodermic, endermatic, endermic, epicarpal, epidermal, epidermic, furry, hypodermal, hypodermic, intracardiac, intradermal, intramedullary, intraspinal, intrathecal, intravenous, percutaneous, skin-deep, skinny, subcutaneous, testaceous |  |  |  |     |    |  |