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Epicutaneous vs Transdermal - What's the difference?

epicutaneous | transdermal |

As adjectives the difference between epicutaneous and transdermal

is that epicutaneous is describing the application of a drug etc. directly onto the surface of the skin while transdermal is through the unbroken skin.

As a noun transdermal is

a transdermal patch or implant.

epicutaneous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (medicine) Describing the application of a drug etc. directly onto the surface of the skin

    • transdermal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Through the unbroken skin.

    • Derived terms

    * transdermal implant * transdermal patch

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A transdermal patch or implant.