ゾロ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

generic drug

abbreviation

Abbreviation of ぞろ薬 (generic drug). Used in medical and pharmaceutical contexts.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をゾロに切きり替かえるto switch (a medication) to a generic version
医い師しの勧すすめで薬くすりをゾロに切きり替かえた。
On the doctor's recommendation, I switched my medication to a generic version.
ゾロを処しょ方ほうするto prescribe a generic drug
この病びょう院いんでは積せっ極きょく的てきにゾロを処しょ方ほうしている。
This hospital actively prescribes generic drugs.

Related words

ジェネリック医い薬やく品ひん
ジェネリック医薬品 is the formal, official term for a generic drug, while ゾロ is a colloquial abbreviation used mainly among pharmacists and medical staff.
ゾロ薬やく
ぞろ薬 is the unabbreviated form of ゾロ, both referring to a generic drug but ぞろ薬 sounding slightly more explicit.

Opposites

新しん薬やく
新薬 is a newly developed, brand-name drug still under patent, the opposite of ゾロ, a generic copy sold after the patent expires.

Word family

ゾロ目め
matching dice; doublets · bet on two horses in the same bracket · repdigit; monodigit
ゾロ薬やく
generic drug

Etymology

Abbreviation of ぞろ薬 (generic drug). The exact origin of ぞろ is uncertain; it may derive from the idea of 'lining up' (揃う) similar products, but this is speculative.