TRANSDERMAL PATCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does transdermal patch mean? 

• TRANSDERMAL PATCH (noun)
  The noun TRANSDERMAL PATCH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TRANSDERMAL PATCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSDERMAL PATCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

skin patch; transdermal patch

Hypernyms ("transdermal patch" is a kind of...):

pad (a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transdermal patch"):

estradiol patch (a transdermal patch that allows estradiol to be absorbed into the blood stream; used in treating estrogen deficiency and in hormone replacement therapy)

 Context examples 

A sustained release transdermal patch containing the organic nitrate nitroglycerin, with vasodilator and potential immunomodulating activities.

(Nitroglycerin Transdermal Patch, NCI Thesaurus)

A transdermal patch containing the alkaloid nicotine with nicotine replacement activity.

(Nicotine patch, NCI Thesaurus)

A transdermal patch containing a 5 percent aqueous base solution of the synthetic amide-type anesthetic lidocaine with analgesic activity.

(Lidocaine Patch, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon application of the transdermal patch to the skin and subsequent release into the bloodstream, granisetron selectively binds to and blocks the 5-HT subtype 3 (5-HT3) receptors located in the vagus nerve terminal and in the vomiting center in the central nervous system (CNS).

(Granisetron Transdermal Patch, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon topical administration, fentanyl diffuses from the transdermal patch through the skin, is transported via the systemic circulation, and selectively binds to the mu-receptor in the central nervous system (CNS), mimicking the effects of endogenous opiates.

(Fentanyl Matrix Transdermal Patch, NCI Thesaurus)