cutaneous
pronunciation
How to pronounce cutaneous in British English:
UK [kjuˈteɪniəs]
How to pronounce cutaneous in American English:
US [kjuˈteniəs]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or existing on or affecting the skin
Word Origin
- cutaneous
- cutaneous: see hide
- cutaneous (adj.)
- 1570s, from Medieval Latin cutaneus, from Latin cutis "the skin" (see cuticle).
Example
- 1. The cutaneous reactions were an allergic response to captopril .
- 2. Coexistent b-cell lymphoma and cutaneous t-cell lymphoma .
- 3. Dr. friedman said they can compress a major nerve , the lateral , femoral cutaneous nerve , that runs from the abdomen to the outer thigh .
- 4. Cutaneous vasculitis : classification and clinical manifestation .
- 5. Leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves .