patent medicine

/ˌpætnt ˌmɛdəsən/
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Other forms: patent medicines

Definitions of patent medicine
  1. noun
    medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription
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    types:
    nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
    type of:
    medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
    (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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