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adj
Through the unbroken skin (as for example with measurements of blood glucose level with an optical glucometer using photometry or of oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A transdermal patch or implant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: transdermic, percutaneous, transcutaneous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English derm English -al English dermal English transdermal From trans- + dermal.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
