transcutaneous
adjective
transcutaneous is spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-U-T-A-N-E-O-U-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, transcutaneous means “Penetrating, entering, passing through, or shining through the intact skin (as by light waves or sound waves); in contrast to percutaneous meaning…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in transcutaneous?
| Letters | 14: T-R-A-N-S-C-U-T-A-N-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is transcutaneous?
Transcutaneous appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does transcutaneous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Penetrating, entering, passing through, or shining through the intact skin (as by light waves or sound waves); in contrast to percutaneous meaning through a disruption in the skin.
Transcutaneous measurement of oxygen is a helpful monitoring procedure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transcutaneous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense passing through intact skin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | transkutan |
| Spanish | transcutáneo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does transcutaneous come from?
From trans- + cutaneous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).