succedaneum

English Thesaurus

1. (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another) (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	replacement, substitute,
definition	:	a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	medical specialty, medicine,
definition	:	the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition)