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succedaneum

succedaneum

1 9.9
A thing used as a replacement for another, often a medicine
  • noun
  • /sʌkˈsɛdəniəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sucedáneo
  • Traditional healers often use a succedaneum when the usual remedy is unavailable.

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed a succedaneum to help with the patient's pain.

  • Ibuprofen is often used as a succedaneum for aspirin.

  • Researchers sought a suitable succedaneum for the discontinued drug.

  • The doctor prescribed a succedaneum when the original medication was out of stock.

  • Ibuprofen is often used as a succedaneum for aspirin when patients have allergies.

  • The doctor prescribed a natural remedy as a succedaneum for the traditional painkiller.

  • As a succedaneum for penicillin, the pharmacist offered a different antibiotic to the patient.

Synonyms

surrogate
vssuccedaneum
  • Specialized
7 6.7

A measure used instead of a direct medical or scientific result

is narrower, used mainly for medicines rather than broad technical applications
suppositum
vssuccedaneum
  • Archaic
9.9

A person or thing placed to take another person's place

is used mainly for medicines rather than people or general replacements

Antonyms

original
∞ 2.8

Not a copy and existing as the first form

authentic
218 3.8

Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake

How Similar

equivalent
143 3.5
succedaneum
  • Specialized
1 9.9
replacement
282 2.0
alternative
365 4.2

Surface Forms

succedaneum singular
succedanea plural

Etymology

The word succedaneum comes from an old Latin word succedaneus, from succedere meaning 'to go after', and is like the word successor which means 'one who comes after'. So a succedaneum is something that 'goes after' the original, which is why it means a substitute, often a medicine used in place of another.