orphan diseases

A form of orphan disease — Any disease for which drugs are not usually developed because it is too rare to make the development profitable.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of orphan disease
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orphan diseases. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphan%20diseases

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“orphan diseases.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphan%20diseases. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orphan diseases,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphan%20diseases.

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