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compassionate uses

compassionate uses is the plural of compassionate use.

Meaning of compassionate use

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

Questions about compassionate uses

What is compassionate uses the plural of?
Compassionate uses is the plural of compassionate use.

Words near compassionate uses in the dictionary

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

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