Definition of 'cutaneous'
Word Frequency
cutaneous in American English
adjective
of, on, or affecting the skin
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Word Frequency
cutaneous in American English
(kjuːˈteiniəs)
adjective
of, pertaining to, or affecting the skin
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Derived forms
cutaneously adverb
Word origin
[1570–80; ‹ ML cutāneus, equiv. to L cut(is) the skin + -āneus (-ān(us) -an + -eus -eous). See cutis]Word Frequency
cutaneous in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(kyuteɪniəs)
adjective
(Pharmaceutical: Physiology)
Cutaneous means of or relating to the skin.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ patch~ infection~ reaction
Cutaneous lymphomas can appear anywhere on the skin.
A reaction on the skin to a drug is called a cutaneous drug reaction.
Cutaneous means of or relating to the skin.
Collins COBUILD Key Words for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Examples of 'cutaneous' in a sentence
cutaneous
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Nonanoic acid promoted sensitization to ovalbumin, resulting in an enhancement in
the cutaneous anaphylactic response.
Other manifestations included pathologic fracture (50%), cutaneous cysts (42%), and
cryptorchidism (42%).
Previous reports showed that cutaneous manifestations of bronchogenic cysts were frequently
presented above abdominal region.
Syngeneic models with intraocular injection of cutaneous melanoma cells may suit best
for investigating immunologic/tumor biology aspects.
The clinical, immunopathologic and histopathologic features of the cutaneous lesions
were reviewed.
The ischiadic nerve divided into the caudal cutaneous surae, lateral cutaneous surae,
common fibular and tibial nerve.
These sinuses consist of incompletely separated cutaneous ectoderm from the neuroectoderm
due to embryological maldevelopment.
This cutaneous vasoconstriction will eventually turn me blue.
This pattern of cutaneous metastasis has rarely been reported in association with
bronchogenic carcinoma.
This report emphasizes that actinobacillosis can appear as a small outbreak in cattle
with cutaneous and respiratory signs.
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