Definition of cutaneous
:of, relating to, or affecting the skin
- a cutaneous nerve
- cutaneous anthrax
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Between 2000 and 2010, new basal cell carcinoma (BCC) diagnoses rose 145%, and new squamous cell/cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) diagnoses rose 263%.
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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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