percutaneous
adjective
per·cu·ta·ne·ous ˌpər-kyü-ˈtā-nē-əs 
: effected, occurring, or performed through the skin
percutaneously adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Doctors also placed a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tube, also known as a PEG tube, through her abdomen and into her stomach. 
Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2019 In general, stents are a result of a procedure doctors call a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as an angioplasty. Maggie O'neill, Health.com, 2 Oct. 2019 The procedure, known as percutaneous coronary intervention, can help to open blood vessels in patients with atherosclerosis. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2019 As a cardiac interventional center, emergency medical services providers will continue to transport heart attack patients to the hospital who may require emergency percutaneous coronary intervention, also known as emergency angioplasty. baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 19 Aug. 2019 The lab also uses top-of-the-line vascular closing devices, like Cardinal Health's MYNX Vascular Closure Device and Terumo's ANGIO-SEAL VCD, which improve patient comfort and reduce bed rest time after a percutaneous procedure. Sponsored Content With Emergency Hospital Systems, Houston Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2019 Stents are implanted during angioplasty procedures called percutaneous coronary interventions, or PCIs. Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2017 For example, Piedmont Newnan is about to start percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which is basically like a cath lab. Jon Waterhouse, ajc, 30 Mar. 2017 See More
Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2019 In general, stents are a result of a procedure doctors call a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as an angioplasty. Maggie O'neill, Health.com, 2 Oct. 2019 The procedure, known as percutaneous coronary intervention, can help to open blood vessels in patients with atherosclerosis. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2019 As a cardiac interventional center, emergency medical services providers will continue to transport heart attack patients to the hospital who may require emergency percutaneous coronary intervention, also known as emergency angioplasty. baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 19 Aug. 2019 The lab also uses top-of-the-line vascular closing devices, like Cardinal Health's MYNX Vascular Closure Device and Terumo's ANGIO-SEAL VCD, which improve patient comfort and reduce bed rest time after a percutaneous procedure. Sponsored Content With Emergency Hospital Systems, Houston Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2019 Stents are implanted during angioplasty procedures called percutaneous coronary interventions, or PCIs. Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2017 For example, Piedmont Newnan is about to start percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which is basically like a cath lab. Jon Waterhouse, ajc, 30 Mar. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
percutaneous
adjective
per·cu·ta·ne·ous ˌpər-kyu̇-ˈtā-nē-əs
: effected or performed through the skin
percutaneous removal of renal calculi G. M. Preminger et al.
G. M. Preminger et al.