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noun

Definition of GENERIC

: a generic product (as a drug)
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Examples of GENERIC

  1. You can substitute generics for brand-name drugs on this health plan.

First Known Use of GENERIC

1967

Other Pharmacology Terms

anodyne, cathartic, emetic, emollient, liniment, paregoric, poultice, purgative, soporific, spectrum

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