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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)play

    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)

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