succedaneum
[suk′si dā′nē əm]
noun
pl. succedaneaRare substitute
Origin of succedaneum
Modern Latin ; from neuter singular of Classical Latin succedaneus, substituted ; from succedere: see succeedsuccedaneum
noun
pl. suc·ce·da·ne·a A substitute.
Origin of succedaneum
New Latin succēdāneum, from Latin, neuter sing. of succēdāneus, substituted, from succēdere, to succeed; see succeed.succedaneum
Noun
(plural succedanea)
- A substitute, replacement for something else, particularly of a medicine used in place of another.
Origin
Modern Latin, neuter singular of Latin succedaneus ‘acting as substitute’, from succedere ‘come close after’, from sub- + cedere ‘go’.
