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Definition of cutaneous
: of, relating to, or affecting the skin a cutaneous nerve cutaneous anthrax
cutaneously
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The intergalactic sheen of the inorganic seems omnipresent, tinging everything from eyes, lips and nails to gilded temporary tattoos, cutaneous body adornments, to even the most ubiquitous handheld device, the rose gold iPhone 6s.
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Up to one in five cases of cutaneous anthrax, the skin-infecting form, can be fatal.
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Origin and Etymology of cutaneous
New Latin cutaneus, from Latin cutis skin — more at hide
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cutaneous
playMedical Definition of cutaneous
: of, relating to, or affecting the skin a cutaneous infection four cutaneous nerves arise from the cervical plexus
cutaneously
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