Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The RN administered a transdermal medication to the young patient.

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Transdermal means "crossing through the skin." A transdermal medication would be anything applied to the skin to be absorbed to cross through the skin.
Something that is injected directly into the muscle is known as an intramuscular injection.
Something that is injected below the epidermis (the outer layer of skin) and dermis (the thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis) and into the subcutaneous tissue (the layer of tissue that underlies the skin) is known as a subcutaneous injection.
Oral refers to anything taken through the mouth.

Select the Meaning of the Underlined Word in the Sentence