| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cu·ta·ne·ous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ky -t  n - s |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of, relating to, or affecting the skin. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From New Latin cutneus, back-formation from Late Latin intercutneus and subcutneus, both subcutaneous, both from Latin cutis, skin. See (s)keu- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | cu·tane·ous·ly —ADVERB
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