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  • adjective medicine Describing the application of a drug etc. directly onto the surface of the skin

Etymologies

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epi- +‎ cutaneous

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Examples

  • Paris: DBV Technologies, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of non-invasive epicutaneous diagnostics and immunotherapies for allergy, has closed a 6 million euro investment with new investor ALK-Abello, a worldwide immunotherapy company, and returning investor Sofinnova Partners.

    SiliconIndia.com 2009

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