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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

patche

English answer:

Nicotine delivery insturment

Added to glossary by Fuad Yahya
May 22, 2003 16:44
21 yrs ago
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English term

patches

English Medical Medical (general)
The above word figures in the following sentence which forms a part of several questions which are being asked to people in order to know their smoking habits for helping them to get rid of the same:

Did you use medications such as patches, gum, or nasal spray to help you in this quit attempt?

What is meant by *patches* here.

Thanks to all in advance.
Responses
5 +7 Nicotine delivery insturment,
4 +2 nicotine plaster
Change log

Jan 25, 2006 23:15: Fuad Yahya changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Medical (general)"

Jan 25, 2006 23:15: Fuad Yahya changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Responses

+7
2 mins
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Nicotine delivery insturment,

. . . using and adhesive strip that one sticks to the skin, used by those who want to quit smoking. It helps with the weaning process.

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Note added at 2003-05-22 16:48:32 (GMT)
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Let us try agian:

A nicotine delivery insturment consisting of an adhesive strip that one sticks to the skin, used by those who want to quit smoking. It helps with the weaning process.
Peer comment(s):
agree Jeroen Latour (X)
1 min
agree User (X) : kind of a nicotine plaster...
2 mins
agree Johanna Timm, PhD : there are other patches: birth control patch( just finished the translation of a manual on that)
11 mins
Indeed, and analgesic patches as well.
agree Ino66 (X)
2 hrs
agree J. Leo (X)
3 hrs
agree Bin Zhang
21 hrs
agree AhmedAMS
169 days
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+2
4 mins

nicotine plaster

A plaster you stick to your skin in a sensitive place to allow nicotine to enter the bloodstream and reduce the urge to smoke while you kick the habit.
Peer comment(s):
agree User (X)
2 mins
agree Ino66 (X)
2 hrs
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