percutaneousPronunciation: /ˌpəːkjʊˈteɪnɪəs/Definition of percutaneous adjective Medicine made, done, or effected through the skin: percutaneous needle biopsyDerivatives percutaneously adverb Origin: late 19th century: from Latin per cutem 'through the skin' + -aneouspercutaneous in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of percutaneous in the US English dictionary