name (nām) a word or words used to designate a unique entity and distinguish it from others.
trivial name
trivial name
generic name
1. in chemistry, a name applied to a class of compounds, e.g., alkane.
3. in biology, the name applied to a genus.
International Nonproprietary Name (INN) the nonproprietary designation recommended by the World Health Organization for any pharmaceutical preparation.
nonproprietary name a short name coined for a drug or chemical not subject to proprietary (trademark) rights and recommended or recognized by an official body.
pharmacy equivalent name (PEN) a shortened name for a drug or combination of drugs; when used for a combination of drugs, the term usually consists of the prefix co- plus an abbreviation for each drug in the combination.
proprietary name a brand name or trademark under which a proprietary product is marketed. See proprietary.
systematic name in chemical nomenclature, a name of a substance based on the chemical structure of a compound.
trivial name in chemical nomenclature, a name of a substance that does not reflect its chemical structure; many trivial names are semisystematic, e.g., the -ol in glycerol indicates that it is an alcohol.
United States Adopted Name (USAN) a nonproprietary designation for any compound used as a drug, established by negotiation between their manufacturers and a council sponsored jointly by the American Medical Association, American Pharmaceutical Association, and United States Pharmacopeial Convention.
triv·i·al name (tr v  - l)n. 1. A common, historic, or convenient name for a substance, derived often from the source in which the substance was discovered, but unsystematic and not used in modern official nomenclature, as aspirin for salicylic acid. 2. A common or vernacular name as distinguished from a specific name, as human for Homo sapiens. |
trivial name
[triv′ē·əl]
a chemical name that is not derived from a systematic nomenclature system such as the IUPAC nomenclature system. The name may or may not indicate its relationship to molecular structure and to other chemicals. The name may be accepted as an official nonproprietary designation because of common usage. Examples include caffeine, folic acid, and aspirin.
trivial name
A popular, working, or common name for a thing or process that has a formal name. See CD, DSM-IV, EC, SI.
Trivial name
Disease–eg, Lou Gehrig's disease for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Molecule–eg, Teflon for polytetrafluoroethylene
Organ–eg, anterior pituitary for adenohypophysis
Structure–eg, vocal cord for vocal fold–plica vocalis, or fallopian tube for tuba uterina, which is not standard nomenclature or based on 'official' rules delineated by international agencies or
organizations–eg, American Psychiatric Association, Enzyme Commission, the International System, Terminologia Anatomica, etc
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