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💊 A medicated pad 📡 A sensor device
skin patch

skin patch

1 3.7
A small sticky pad that slowly sends medicine into the body
  • noun
  • /skɪn pætʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : parche transdérmico
  • Stimulant medications come in different forms, such as a pill, capsule, liquid, or skin patch.
  • nicotine skin patch

Examples

  • According to coroner's records, Vu prescribed skin patches containing fentanyl, a pain reliever 100 times more powerful than morphine.

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  • Women who don't want to take a daily pill can choose a skin patch that dispenses a daily dose of estrogen.

  • One type of wart treatment is the medicated skin patch.

Synonyms

patch
vsskin patch
122 2.3

A small piece of cloth or bandage that covers and protects a wound

is specifically a medicated adhesive that releases medicine into the bloodstream slowly
transdermal patch
vsskin patch
  • Specialized
4.6

A sticky pad put on the skin that sends medicine into the blood slowly

emphasizes slow release into blood rather than dosing control

How Invasive

injection
32 3.0
hypospray
  • Specialized
6 9.7
skin patch
  • Specialized
1 3.7
tablet
53 2.5

Surface Forms

skin patch singular
skin patches plural

Morphology

skin + patch

The compound is compositionally built from 'skin' (the body covering) + 'patch' (a piece of material to apply/cover), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it denotes a patch applied to the skin. Although the technical detail that it contains sensors and does not deliver medication is domain-specific and might not be guessed, the core meaning (a patch placed on the skin) is directly predictable from the constituents.

Etymology

Skin patch is a sticky pad you put on your skin that contains medicine and slowly lets it pass through the skin into your blood. That's why it means 'a pad that gives medicine to the body over time'.