"LASA" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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  1. (pharmacology) Initialism of look alike sound alike. (referring to pharmaceuticals that are visually similar in physical appearance or packaging and similar in their names, orthographies, or phonetics). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: look alike sound alike (extra: referring to pharmaceuticals that are visually similar in physical appearance or packaging and similar in their names, orthographies, or phonetics)
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