Medical Root
cutane/o
skin
From Latin cutis, skin, via New Latin cutaneus
Meaning
What does cutane/o mean?
cutane/o is a root meaning skin. It comes from Latin cutis, skin, via New Latin cutaneus.
Inside words it is spelled cutane.
Latin cutane/o and Greek derm/o both mean skin, so subcutaneous and hypodermic both mean under the skin.
In real words
Medical words with cutane/o
relating to the skin
beneath the skin, as an injection given into the fatty tissue under the skin
done through the skin, usually with a needle or catheter, as percutaneous coronary intervention
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 3.2 Word Components Related to the Integumentary System – Medical Terminology 2e
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
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Skin, hair and nails
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