succedaneum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)

WordNet

Suc`ce*da"ne*um noun
Etymology
NL. See Succedaneous.
Wordforms
plural Succedanea
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another; that which is used for something else; a substitute; specifically (Med.), a remedy used as a substitute for another.
    In lieu of me, you will have a very charming succedaneum, Lady Harriet Stanhope. Walpole.

Webster 1913