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generic name

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generic name  
n.  
  1. A name that is not or does not include a trademark or brand name.

  2. The official nonproprietary name of a drug, under which it is licensed and identified by the manufacturer.

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Medical Dictionary

generic name n.

  1. A name that does not include a trademark or brand name.

  2. The first name of the two-part Latin taxonomic name of an organism, which specifies the biological genus.

  3. A designation formerly used to indicate the class or type of a compound.

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