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💊 A medicated pad 📡 A sensor device
skin patch

skin patch

3.5
A small sticky pad with sensors that record or send health data
  • noun
  • /skɪn pætʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : parche cutáneo
  • She wore a small skin patch on her chest to measure heart rate during the test.

Examples

  • The research team developed disposable skin patches to monitor glucose without finger-prick blood tests.

  • The doctor recommended a skin patch for monitoring my heart rate.

  • Hospitals use a skin patch that continuously monitors patients' vital signs.

  • I saw a skin patch that tracks glucose levels.

  • She wore a small skin patch on her chest to measure heart rate during the test.

  • The research team developed disposable skin patches to monitor glucose without finger-prick blood tests.

  • Hospitals use a skin patch that continuously monitors patients' vital signs.

Synonyms

patch
vsskin patch
122 2.3

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

is an adhesive device with sensors that monitors body signals and sends data

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 small sticky device you put on your skin that has tiny sensors to watch your heart, temperature, or other body signals and then record or send that information. So, it means 'a wearable pad that monitors health signals'.