Patent medicine
Patent medicine noun - Medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription.
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Specific and patent medicine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specific" instead a noun phrase "Patent medicine".
Specific
Specific noun - A substance or preparation used to treat disease.
Usage example: quinine is a specific for malaria
Patent medicine and specific are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Patent medicine" instead a noun "Specific".
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