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suc·ce·da·ne·um (suk″sə-daґne-əm) [L. succedaneus taking another's place] a medicine or material that may be substituted for another of like properties.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Succedaneum — Suc ce*da ne*um, n.; pl. {Succedanea}. [NL. See {Succedaneous}.] One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another; that which is used for something else; a substitute; specifically (Med.), a remedy used as a substitute for another. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Succedanĕum — (lat.), Ersatz, Notbehelf … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
succedaneum — I noun change, ersatz, exchange, replacement, secondary, substitute, substitution II index alternative (substitute), stopgap Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
succedaneum — substitute, 1640s, from L. neut. of succedaneus succeeding, acting as substitute (see SUCCEED (Cf. succeed)). Especially of inferior drugs substituted for better ones … Etymology dictionary
succedaneum — [suk΄si dā′nē əm] n. pl. succedanea [suk΄si dā′nē ə] [ModL < neut. sing. of L succedaneus, substituted < succedere: see SUCCEED] rare var. of SUBSTITUTE … English World dictionary
succedaneum — succedaneous, adj. /suk si day nee euhm/, n., pl. succedanea / nee euh/. a substitute. [1635 45; < NL succedaneum, n. use of neut. sing. of L succedaneus substituted, equiv. to suc SUC + ced(ere) to come, go (see CEDE) + aneus composite adj.… … Universalium
succedaneum — noun (plural neums or succedanea) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter of succedaneus substituted, from succedere to follow after Date: 1641 substitute • succedaneous adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
succedaneum — noun /sʌksɪˈdeɪnɪəm/ A substitute, replacement for something else, particularly of a medicine used in place of another. It is not your purses that suffer; your farm rents, your commerces, your mill revenues, loud as ye lament over these; no, it… … Wiktionary
succedaneum — n. replacement, substitute, person or thing that takes the place of another … English contemporary dictionary
succedaneum — [ˌsʌksɪ deɪnɪəm] noun (plural succedanea nɪə) archaic or literary a substitute, especially for a medicine or drug. Derivatives succedaneous adjective Origin C17: mod. L., neut. of L. succedaneus following after , from succedere (see succeed) … English new terms dictionary
