cutaneous
/kjuːˈteɪnɪəs
/adjective
Relating to or affecting the skin: cutaneous pigmentation...
- The mammary glands are specialized cutaneous glands that develop rapidly but incompletely at puberty.
- New fibres are redirected to cutaneous sweat glands and hence gustatory sweating occurs.
- The sural nerve sometimes supplies the dorsal cutaneous area of the lateral two and one-half toes.
Origin
Late 16th century: from modern Latin cutaneus (from Latin cutis 'skin') + -ous.