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Analogue

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analogue /ana·logue/ (an´ah-log)
1. a part or organ having the same function as another, but of different evolutionary origin.
2. a chemical compound having a structure similar to that of another but differing from it in respect to a certain component; it may have similar or opposite action metabolically.

Analogue
A drug that is similar to the drug from which it is derived.
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analog, analogue
1. a part or organ having the same function as another, but of different evolutionary origin.
2. a chemical compound having a structure similar to that of another but differing from it in respect of a certain component; it may have similar or opposite action metabolically.


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