Meaning & use
cutaneous
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Relating to or affecting the skin.
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The rash was diagnosed as a cutaneous reaction to the medication.
Doctors monitor cutaneous symptoms closely in patients with autoimmune diseases.
A note on using this word
'Cutaneous' is a technical, medical term; in everyday speech people usually just say 'skin' instead, as in 'skin infection.'
Words with a similar meaning
dermaldermatological
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