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compassionate use

compassionate use noun: the semi-official use of a drug that has not yet gained official approval in cases where no other treatment is possible.

Noun

compassionate use (countable and uncountable, plural compassionate uses)

  1. (US) The semi-official use of a drug that has not yet gained official approval in cases where no other treatment is possible

Forms of compassionate use

pluralcompassionate uses

Questions about compassionate use

What does compassionate use mean?
Compassionate use means the semi-official use of a drug that has not yet gained official approval in cases where no other treatment is possible.
What part of speech is compassionate use?
Compassionate use is a noun.
What is the plural of compassionate use?
The plural of compassionate use is compassionate uses.

Words near compassionate use in the dictionary

  1. compassionable
  2. compassionate
  3. compassionate conservatism
  4. compassionate conservativism
  5. compassionate leave
  6. compassionate use
  7. compassionate uses
  8. compassionated
  9. compassionately
  10. compassionateness
  11. compassionater

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