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noun
A variant of a biopharmaceutical that is marketed following the expiry of the original patent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: similar, generic
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English similar English biosimilar From bio- + similar.
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