(Encyclopedia) skin patch,&sp;transdermal patch, or transdermal delivery system, adhesive patch used to deliver a controlled dose of a drug through the skin over a period of time. A skin patch…
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A fool; so called from the motley or patched dress worn by licensed fools. “What a pied ninny's this! thou scurvy patch!” Shakespeare: The Tempest, iii. 2. Cross-patch. An ill-tempered…
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