- proprietary medicine
- a drug or remedy to which the manufacturing pharmaceutical house has exclusive (proprietary) rights, and which is marketed usually under a name that is registered as a trademark.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
proprietary medicine
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proprietary medicine — A medicine compounded of various single ingredients. De Forest (US), 13 How 274, 14 L Ed 143. More precisely, a medicine compounded by a manufacturer according to his own formula. 25 Am J2d Drugs § 3 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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Proprietary — Pro*pri e*ta*ry, a. [L. proprietarius.] Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as property; owned; as, proprietary medicine. [1913 Webster] {Proprietary articles}, manufactured articles which some person or persons have exclusive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proprietary articles — Proprietary Pro*pri e*ta*ry, a. [L. proprietarius.] Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as property; owned; as, proprietary medicine. [1913 Webster] {Proprietary articles}, manufactured articles which some person or persons have … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proprietary name — The protected brand name or trademark, registered with the U.S. Patent Office, under which a manufacturer markets its product. It is written with a capital initial letter and is often further distinguished by a superscript R in a circle (®).… … Medical dictionary
medicine — 1. A drug. 2. The art of preventing or curing disease; the science concerned with disease in all its relations. 3. The study and treatment of general diseases or those affecting the internal parts of the body, especially those not usually… … Medical dictionary
proprietary — proprietarily /preuh pruy i tair i lee, pruy i ter /, adv. /preuh pruy i ter ee/, adj., n., pl. proprietaries. adj. 1. belonging to a proprietor. 2. being a proprietor; holding property: the proprietary class. 3. pertaining to property or… … Universalium
medicine — Synonyms and related words: anatomy, anesthesiology, audiology, bacteriology, balm, balsam, cardiology, chiropody, corpse reviver, cure, cure all, dental surgery, dentistry, dermatology, diagnostics, drops, drug, electuary, elixir, embryology,… … Moby Thesaurus
proprietary — /prəˈpraɪətri / (say pruh pruyuhtree) adjective 1. belonging to a proprietor or proprietors. 2. being a proprietor or proprietors; holding property: the proprietary class. 3. relating to property or ownership: proprietary rights. 4. belonging or… …
