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Definition of Transdermal

1. Adjective. Through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches). "Percutaneous absorption"

Definition of Transdermal

1. Adjective. Through the unbroken skin. ¹

2. Noun. A transdermal patch or implant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Transdermal

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Transdermal

1. Entering through the dermis or skin, as in administration of a drug applied to the skin in ointment or patch form. (17 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transdermal

Literary usage of Transdermal

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

1. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"I slapped on a sedative transdermal that the doc had given me, and added a mood-equalizer that he'd recommended to control my "personality swings. ..."

2. Management of Cancer Pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"transdermal. transdermal administration bypasses GI absorption. ... Therefore, unlike intravenous fentanyl, the transdermal administration of fentanyl is ..."

3. Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction a Report of the Surgeon by DIANE Publishing Company, C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1995)
"Nicotine transdermal Patch Rose, Jarvik, and Rose (1984) initially suggested ... A transdermal delivery system could eliminate some of the compliance and ..."

4. Overview of Addiction Treatment Effectiveness by Mim J. Landry (1996)
"Nicotine can be delivered through transdermal nicotine patches, ... Like nicotine gum, nicotine transdermal patches are superior to placebo regarding ..."

5. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"transdermal The nicotine transdermal patch has promise for nicotine ... The transdermal nicotine patch should afford fewer compliance problems than the ..."

6. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Dose effects and predictors of outcome in a randomized trial of transdermal nicotine patches in general practice. Addiction 1995:90:31-42. 66. ..."

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