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31percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage — PTCD. A procedure to drain bile to relieve pressure in the bile ducts caused by a blockage. An x ray of the liver and bile ducts locates the blockage of bile flow. Images made by ultrasound guide placement of a stent (tube), which remains in the… …
32percutaneous — adjective Date: 1887 effected, occurring, or performed through the skin • percutaneously adverb …
33percutaneous — adj. [L. per, through; cutis, skin] Penetration through the skin …
34percutaneous — /perr kyooh tay nee euhs/, adj. administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection, needle biopsy, or transdermal drug. [1885 90; PER + CUTANEOUS] * * * …
35percutaneous — adjective Taking place through the skin …
36percutaneous — per·cu·ta·ne·ous || ‚pÉœrkjuË teɪnɪəs /‚pÉœË adj. administered or absorbed through the skin (such as an injection or medication) …
37percutaneous — [ˌpə:kjʊ teɪnɪəs] adjective Medicine made, done, or effected through the skin. Derivatives percutaneously adverb Origin C19: from L. per cutem through the skin + aneous …
38percutaneous — per·cutaneous …
39percutaneous — adj. through the skin: often applied to the route of administration of drugs in ointments, etc., which are absorbed through the skin …
40percutaneous — per•cu•ta•ne•ous [[t]ˌpɜr kyuˈteɪ ni əs[/t]] adj. med pha administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection or needle biopsy • Etymology: 1885–90 …