Definition of Skin patch

1. Noun. A medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream.

Exact synonyms: Transdermal Patch
Specialized synonyms: Estradiol Patch
Generic synonyms: Pad

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skin Patch

skin graft
skin grafting
skin grafts
skin grooves
skin in the game
skin lesions of tuberous sclerosis
skin mag
skin magazines
skin mags
skin manifestations
skin manifestations of GI disease
skin of teeth
skin over
skin patch (current term)
skin perceptiveness
skin physiology
skin pigmentation
skin pop
skin pore
skin problem
skin rash
skin reaction
skin reflexes
skin ridges
skin sensation
skin senses
skin signs
skin stones

Literary usage of Skin patch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1840)
"... they breast and extremities, and vated, and more especially seems to consist of the enlarg- towards the centre of the ed papilla? of the skin. patch. ..."

2. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age Pages (1993)
"Forms of Estrogen Estrogen is available in several forms: pills or tablets, vaginal creams, injections, and skin patch (a transparent adhesive patch ..."

3. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1905)
"... a definite skin patch, both being derived from the same segment or segments, and both being therefore, supplied by the same segmental nerve or nerves. ..."

4. Birmingham Medical Review (1894)
"The skin patch, which contracts to two-thirds, or less, of its original size, should be placed immediately upon the wound surface, all bleeding from which ..."

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