Assertion: patent medicine | /r/Synonym | nostrum
Facets:
value: from the latin nostrum remedium
type: OTHER
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: A patent medicine, also known as a nostrum (from the Latin nostrum remedium, or "our remedy"), is a commercial product advertised (usually heavily) as a purported over-the-counter medicine, without regard to its effectiveness.
text: Patent medicines are also sometimes referred to as nostrums.
text: A patent medicine, also known as a proprietary medicine or a nostrum (from the Latin nostrum remedium, or "our remedy") is a commercial product advertised to consumers as an over-the-counter medicine, generally for a variety of ailments, without regard to its actual effectiveness or the potential for harmful side effects.
text: A patent medicine, also known as a nostrum (from the Latin nostrum remedium, or "our remedy") is a commercial product advertised (usually heavily) as a purported over-the-counter medicine, without regard to its effectiveness.
text: A patent medicine, also known as a nostrum (from the Latin nostrum remedium, or "our remedy"), is a commercial product advertised (usually heavily) as a purported over-the-counter medicine, without regard to its effectiveness.
text: A patent medicine, also known as a nostrum (from the Latin nostrum remedium, or "our remedy"), is a commercial product advertised (usually heavily) as a purported over-the-counter medicine, without regard to its effectiveness.