Jijiyar cuta tana nufin duk wata jijiyar da ke cikin ko kusa da fata ko nama mai nakasa. Wani nau'in jijiya ce ta sama da ke kwance a ƙarƙashin saman fata, kuma galibi ana iya gani ko ji ta cikin fata. Waɗannan jijiyoyi galibi ƙanana ne kuma suna da bangon sirara, kuma suna taimakawa wajen zubar da jini daga fata da kyallen jikin jikin jikinsu zuwa ga manyan jijiyoyin jiki. Kalmar "cutaneous vein" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin "cutis," wanda ke nufin fata.