ESTRADIOL PATCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does estradiol patch mean? 

• ESTRADIOL PATCH (noun)
  The noun ESTRADIOL PATCH has 1 sense:

1. a transdermal patch that allows estradiol to be absorbed into the blood stream; used in treating estrogen deficiency and in hormone replacement therapy

  Familiarity information: ESTRADIOL PATCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ESTRADIOL PATCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A transdermal patch that allows estradiol to be absorbed into the blood stream; used in treating estrogen deficiency and in hormone replacement therapy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("estradiol patch" is a kind of...):

skin patch; transdermal patch (a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream)