Cutaneous - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cutaneous :  adj : relating to or existing on or affecting the skin; "cutaneous nerves"; "a cutaneous infection" [syn: cutaneal]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Cutaneous : \Cu*ta"ne*ous\ (k[-u]*t[=a]"n[-e]*[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. cutan['e], fr. L. cutis skin. See Cuticle.] Of pertaining to the skin; existing on, or affecting, the skin; as, a cutaneous disease; cutaneous absorption; cutaneous respiration.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Cutaneous :  Cutaneous: Relating to the skin. As, for example, in cutaneous syndactyly . Based on the Latin cutis meaning skin.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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