percutaneous

adjective

per·​cu·​ta·​ne·​ous ˌpər-kyü-ˈtā-nē-əs How to pronounce percutaneous (audio)
: effected, occurring, or performed through the skin
percutaneously adverb

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It’s inserted the same way as a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tube is in someone who’s unable to eat or drink to provide them with liquid nutrition. New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024 The main consequences of percutaneous absorption are hazardous. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024 Trying something different Baran, who now lives in Belton, then tried percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024 About LockeT Catheter Precision's LockeT is a suture retention device intended to assist in hemostasis after percutaneous venous punctures. Miami Herald, 25 July 2024 How the Surgery Is Performed Once anesthesia is delivered, the goals of LHE remain the same irrespective of whether open, arthroscopic, or percutaneous surgery is used.5 LHE follows the following general steps:6 An incision is made over the lateral epicondyle. Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024 Following percutaneous drainage and intraoperative closure of the bladder, the patient was discharged on postoperative day four and has had no sequelae. Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019 The retrospective observational study included 884 patients admitted to the hospital with STEMI, and treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between 2010 and 2015. Korin Miller, Health, 26 May 2023 When those fail to help, there is sacral neuromodulation (essentially a pacemaker for the bladder), PTNS (percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation) which are weekly treatments with an acupuncture needle hooked up to gentle electrical stimulation, or even Botox. Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of percutaneous was in 1862

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“Percutaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percutaneous. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

percutaneous

adjective
per·​cu·​ta·​ne·​ous ˌpər-kyu̇-ˈtā-nē-əs How to pronounce percutaneous (audio)
: effected or performed through the skin
percutaneous removal of renal calculiG. M. Preminger et al.
percutaneously adverb
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