percutaneous
Piercing the dermis
Percutaneous describes medical procedures performed through the skin, typically using a needle, catheter, or other instrument inserted via a small puncture rather than an open surgical incision.
The cardiologist performed a percutaneous coronary intervention to open the blocked artery.
The term appears frequently in medical contexts involving biopsies, drug delivery, and minimally invasive surgeries where avoiding large incisions reduces recovery time and complications.
Medical tube insertion procedure
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- drainageLiquid removal system
ablation · tracheostomy · nephrolithotomy · discectomy · fixation · endoscopy · fluoroscopy · guidewire
Pointed implement for sewing
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- guidewireCatheter-steering filament
- introducerOne who presents another
- venousOf certain blood vessels
arterial · femoral · radial · jugular · subclavian · hemostasis · entry point · dilation
Passing through skin
- patchMaterial covering damage
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
permeation · bioavailability · microneedles · epidermis · dermis · skin barrier · lipophilic · hydrophilic
catheterization
Medical tube insertion procedure
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
drainage · ablation · tracheostomy · nephrolithotomy · discectomy · fixation · endoscopy · fluoroscopy · guidewire · sheath
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- guidewireCatheter-steering filament
- introducerOne who presents another
venous · arterial · femoral · radial · jugular · subclavian · hemostasis · entry point · dilation
transdermal
Passing through skin
- patchMaterial covering damage
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
- absorptionProcess of taking in
diffusion · permeation · bioavailability · microneedles · epidermis · dermis · skin barrier · lipophilic · hydrophilic · pharmacokinetics
percutaneousoral
Of the mouth
intravenous · enteral · sublingual · intramuscular · inhalational
percutaneousnoninvasive
Not penetrating tissue
laparotomy · thoracotomy · craniotomy · external · surface
cuticle, percussion, cutaneous, percussive, subcutaneous, cutis, percuss, percussively