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CUTANEOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or existing on or affecting the skin
Example:
a cutaneous infection
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cutis (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)
Context examples:
A syndrome of cutaneous changes associated with sweat retention and extravasation of sweat at different levels in the skin.
(Miliaria, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The multiple cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors are nerve sheath neoplasms, called neurofibromas.
(Neurofibromatosis type 1, NCI Thesaurus)
A neoplastic cutaneous melanocyte that characterizes benign and atypical cutaneous neoplastic lesions called nevi.
(Nevus Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
Clonal proliferations arising from cutaneous hair follicles composed in part of cells with basaloid cytology that exhibit features of hair follicle differentiation but are not easily classified as one of the above variants.
(Other Variants of Basaloid Follicular Neoplasm of the Mouse Skin, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Abnormal cutaneous sensations of tingling, numbness, pressure, cold, and warmth that an individual experiences without the presence of a stimulus.
(Paresthesia, NCI Thesaurus)
Neurofibromatosis type 1 is associated with the presence of cafe-au-lait cutaneous lesions, multiple neurofibromas, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, optic nerve gliomas, and bone lesions.
(Neurofibromatosis, NCI Thesaurus)
The cutaneous plate on the dorsal surface of the distal end of a finger or toe.
(Nail, NCI Thesaurus)
A monoclonal antibody that binds to cells that have the CD30 antigen on their surface, including Hodgkin disease cells and cells from anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
(Monoclonal Antibody SGN-30, NCI Dictionary)
The cutaneous lesions consist of histiocytes, which are usually confined to the dermis.
(Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)
A specific melanoma antigen protein derived from a patient (NA17) with cutaneous melanoma metastases.
(NA17-A Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)
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