cutaneous

English

WOTD – 9 February 2011

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Etymology

From New Latin *cutaneus, from Latin cutis (“skin”)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪniəs

Adjective

cutaneous (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, zoology) Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis

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Further reading

  • cutaneous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • cutaneous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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