TRANSDERMAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches)

Example:

percutaneous absorption

Synonyms:

percutaneous; transcutaneous; transdermal; transdermic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

materia medica; pharmacological medicine; pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)

Pertainym:

dermis (the deep vascular inner layer of the skin)