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Definition of Succedaneum
1. Noun. (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another).
Definition of Succedaneum
1. n. One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another; that which is used for something else; a substitute
Definition of Succedaneum
1. Noun. A substitute, replacement for something else, particularly of a medicine used in place of another. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Succedaneum
1. [n -NEA or -NEUMS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Succedaneum
Literary usage of Succedaneum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the science and practice of midwifery by William Smoult Playfair (1889)
"The mechanism is precisely the same as in the third position (ODP), the rotation
taking plan- from left to right. Formation of the Caput succedaneum. ..."
2. Manual of the Diseases of Children by John Madison Taylor, William Hughes Wells (1901)
"The size of a caput succedaneum increases generally in proportion to the length
... The situation of the caput succedaneum will sometimes give a clue to the ..."
3. Diseases of infants and children by Henry Dwight Chapin, Godfrey Roger Pisek (1911)
"Caput succedaneum. The swelling on the presenting part of the head resulting from
pressure is known as caput succedaneum. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Science and Practice of Midwifery by William Smoult Playfair (1885)
"An ordinary mistake which has been made by obstetricians is to regard the caput
succedaneum as formed at the point where the head has been most subjected to ..."
5. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1874)
"... a succedaneum for Quinine.—A plant was shown at Vienna during the late Exhibition,
... succedaneum ..."
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