National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Patch
Synonyms

Extended Release Film

PATCH

Patch

Definitions

A drug delivery system that often contains an adhesive backing that is usually applied to an external site on the body. Its ingredients either passively diffuse from, or are actively transported from, some portion of the patch. Depending upon the patch, the ingredients are either delivered to the outer surface of the body or into the body.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C82332

ALT_DEFINITION

A drug delivery system that often contains an adhesive backing that is usually applied to an external site on the body. Its ingredients either passively diffuse from, or are actively transported from, some portion of the patch. Depending upon the patch, the ingredients are either delivered to the outer surface of the body or into the body.

code

C82332

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54457

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54452

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C133853

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C133805

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A drug delivery system that often contains an adhesive backing that is usually applied to an external site on the body. Its ingredients either passively diffuse from, or are actively transported from, some portion of the patch. Depending upon the patch, the ingredients are either delivered to the outer surface of the body or into the body.

FULL_SYN

Extended Release Film

PATCH

Patch

label

Patch

Legacy Concept Name

Patch_Package_Type

NCI_META_CUI

CL407603

Preferred_Name

Patch

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C82332

Semantic_Type

Manufactured Object

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C43164

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