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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches)
Example:
percutaneous absorption
Synonyms:
percutaneous; transcutaneous; transdermal; transdermic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
materia medica; pharmacological medicine; pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)
Pertainym:
skin (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)
