Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transcutaneous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: tran-scu-ta-neous
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Penetrating, entering, passing through, or shining through the intact skin (as by light waves or sound waves); in contrast to percutaneous meaning through a disruption in the skin.

Example Sentences

"Transcutaneous measurement of oxygen is a helpful monitoring procedure."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English cutaneous English transcutaneous From trans- + cutaneous.

Derived Forms

transcutaneously

Frequently Paired Words

percutaneous

Synonyms

transdermal transdermic percutaneous

Questions

What does transcutaneous mean?: Penetrating, entering, passing through, or shining through the intact skin (as by light waves or sound waves); in contrast to percutaneous meaning through a disruption in the skin.
Where does transcutaneous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English cutaneous English transcutaneous From trans- + cutaneous.

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