orphan drug

短语

用来治疗罕见疾病的药物

词形变化

orphan drugs 复数 orphan drugs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A medicinal drug which is effective in the treatment of some disease(s), but which is not manufactured or marketed because the demand is insufficient to cover the costs of supply.

    Tragically, her disease is so rare that the only effective medicine is an orphan drug.

  2. 2.

    A drug as defined under the Orphan Drug Act (1983).

    孤儿药

    美国 法律