cutaneous
adjective
cu·ta·ne·ous
kyü-ˈtā-nē-əs 
: of, relating to, or affecting the skin
a cutaneous nerve
cutaneous anthrax
cutaneously
adverb
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Up close, the vast expanse of the human skin resembles an unknown landscape, maybe similar to the lunar terrain, with craters and elevations in the form of minuscule blemishes, hairs, and cutaneous eruptions.
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Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
What multiple doctors had written off as dry skin was, in fact, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that starts in white blood cells called T cells and primarily affects the skin, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
In the 31–person study, patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis who received a high dose of the drug improved by an average of 22.3 points on a 165-point scale of disease activity, compared to 0.7 points for patients who received placebo.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
This framework confirms that emotional and cutaneous functions are intrinsically linked.
—Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
What multiple doctors had written off as dry skin was, in fact, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that starts in white blood cells called T cells and primarily affects the skin, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
In the 31–person study, patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis who received a high dose of the drug improved by an average of 22.3 points on a 165-point scale of disease activity, compared to 0.7 points for patients who received placebo.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
This framework confirms that emotional and cutaneous functions are intrinsically linked.
—Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Cutaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutaneous. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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cutaneous
adjective
cu·ta·ne·ous
kyu̇-ˈtā-nē-əs
: of, relating to, or affecting the skin
a cutaneous infection
Medical Definition
cutaneous
adjective
cu·ta·ne·ous
kyu̇-ˈtā-nē-əs
: of, relating to, or affecting the skin
a cutaneous infection
four cutaneous nerves arise from the cervical plexus
cutaneously
adverb
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