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transdermal

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trans·der·mal  (trns-dûrml, trnz-)
adj.
Through or by way of the skin: transdermal inoculation; transdermal medication.
transdermal [trænzˈdɜːməl]
adj
(Medicine) (of a medicine) entering the bloodstream by absorption through the skin
[from trans- + dermal]
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Adj.1.transdermal - through the unbroken skintransdermal - through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption"
percutaneous, transcutaneous, transdermic
materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
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