percutaneous
adjective
per·cu·ta·ne·ous
ˌpər-kyü-ˈtā-nē-əs 
: effected, occurring, or performed through the skin
percutaneously
adverb
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It’s inserted the same way as a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tube is in someone who’s unable to eat or drink to provide them with liquid nutrition.
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New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
The main consequences of percutaneous absorption are hazardous.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Trying something different Baran, who now lives in Belton, then tried percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
About LockeT Catheter Precision's LockeT is a suture retention device intended to assist in hemostasis after percutaneous venous punctures.
—Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
How the Surgery Is Performed Once anesthesia is delivered, the goals of LHE remain the same irrespective of whether open, arthroscopic, or percutaneous surgery is used.5
LHE follows the following general steps:6
An incision is made over the lateral epicondyle.
—Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
Following percutaneous drainage and intraoperative closure of the bladder, the patient was discharged on postoperative day four and has had no sequelae.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
The retrospective observational study included 884 patients admitted to the hospital with STEMI, and treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between 2010 and 2015.
—Korin Miller, Health, 26 May 2023
When those fail to help, there is sacral neuromodulation (essentially a pacemaker for the bladder), PTNS (percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation) which are weekly treatments with an acupuncture needle hooked up to gentle electrical stimulation, or even Botox.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2022
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New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
The main consequences of percutaneous absorption are hazardous.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Trying something different Baran, who now lives in Belton, then tried percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
About LockeT Catheter Precision's LockeT is a suture retention device intended to assist in hemostasis after percutaneous venous punctures.
—Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
How the Surgery Is Performed Once anesthesia is delivered, the goals of LHE remain the same irrespective of whether open, arthroscopic, or percutaneous surgery is used.5
LHE follows the following general steps:6
An incision is made over the lateral epicondyle.
—Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
Following percutaneous drainage and intraoperative closure of the bladder, the patient was discharged on postoperative day four and has had no sequelae.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
The retrospective observational study included 884 patients admitted to the hospital with STEMI, and treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between 2010 and 2015.
—Korin Miller, Health, 26 May 2023
When those fail to help, there is sacral neuromodulation (essentially a pacemaker for the bladder), PTNS (percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation) which are weekly treatments with an acupuncture needle hooked up to gentle electrical stimulation, or even Botox.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2022
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“Percutaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percutaneous. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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percutaneous
adjective
per·cu·ta·ne·ous
ˌpər-kyu̇-ˈtā-nē-əs
: effected or performed through the skin
percutaneous removal of renal calculi—G. M. Preminger et al.
G. M. Preminger et al.
percutaneously
adverb
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