percutaneous

[ pur-kyoo-tey-nee-uhs ]

adjective

1. administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection, needle biopsy, or transdermal drug.

percutaneous

/ ˌpɜːkjʊˈteɪnɪəs /

adjective

1. med effected through the skin, as in the absorption of an ointment

Word History and Origins

Origin of percutaneous¹

First recorded in 1885–90; per- + cutaneous

Example Sentences

Miles, 32, had the percutaneous surgery after consulting with the team’s new medical and performance executive, Daniel Medina.

From Washington Post

The introduction of a technique known as percutaneous coronary intervention to treat heart attacks - by widening the arteries using a small tube called a stent - has also improved survival rates.

From BBC

One feeding tube is known as a PEG, because it’s surgically placed in the stomach with a procedure called percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

From US News

As soon as heart attack patients arrive at the hospital, doctors must restore blood flow to the heart using a stent, a procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention.

From US News

Some 500,000 people in the United States have the procedure -- medically called percutaneous coronary intervention -- annually, the FDA said in a news release.

From US News