proprietary

proprietary definition - medical

pro·pri·e·tar·y (prə-prīˈĭ-tĕrˌē)

adjective
  1. Exclusively owned, as of a hospital.
  2. Owned by an individual or corporation under a trademark or patent, as of a drug.
noun
A proprietary medicine.

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