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cutaneous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kjuːˈteɪniəs/
  • Canada, General-American: /kjuˈteɪniəs/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /kjʉːˈtæɪniəs/
  • Queensland Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪniəs
  • CMU ARPABET: K Y UW2 T EY1 N IY2 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: epidermal, epidermo-

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cutaneo-, cutaneal, dermal, dermic, dermatic, derma-, dermato-, dermo-, epidermal, epidermo-

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or existing on or affecting the skin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cutaneous nerves
  • a cutaneous infection

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cutaneal, dermal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From New Latin cutaneus, from Latin cutis (“skin”).

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جِلْدِيّ (jildiyy) — of, or relating to the skin
  • Belarusian: ску́рны (skúrny) — of, or relating to the skin
  • Bulgarian: ко́жен (kóžen) — of, or relating to the skin
  • Catalan: cutani — of, or relating to the skin
  • Catalan: epidèrmic — of, or relating to the skin
  • Catalan: dermatològic — of, or relating to the skin
  • Czech: kožní — of, or relating to the skin
  • Dutch: cutaan — of, or relating to the skin
  • Finnish: kutaaninen — of, or relating to the skin
  • Finnish: iho- — of, or relating to the skin
  • French: cutané — of, or relating to the skin
  • French: épidermique — of, or relating to the skin
  • French: dermatologique — of, or relating to the skin
  • Galician: cutáneo — of, or relating to the skin
  • German: Haut- — of, or relating to the skin
  • Greek: δερματικός (dermatikós) — of, or relating to the skin
  • Hungarian: bőr- — of, or relating to the skin
  • Icelandic: húð- — of, or relating to the skin
  • Indonesian: kutaneus — of, or relating to the skin
  • Indonesian: kutan — of, or relating to the skin
  • Italian: cutaneo — of, or relating to the skin
  • Latin: cutāneus — of, or relating to the skin
  • Macedonian: кожен (kožen) — of, or relating to the skin
  • Polish: skórny — of, or relating to the skin
  • Portuguese: cutâneo — of, or relating to the skin
  • Russian: ко́жный (kóžnyj) — of, or relating to the skin
  • Slovak: kožný — of, or relating to the skin
  • Spanish: cutáneo — of, or relating to the skin
  • Spanish: dermatológico — of, or relating to the skin
  • Spanish: epidérmico — of, or relating to the skin
  • Ukrainian: шкі́рний (škírnyj) — of, or relating to the skin
  • Welsh: croeniog — of, or relating to the skin