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PRECLINICAL TRIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does preclinical trial mean?
• PRECLINICAL TRIAL (noun)
The noun PRECLINICAL TRIAL has 1 sense:
1. a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial
Familiarity information: PRECLINICAL TRIAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
preclinical phase; preclinical test; preclinical trial
Hypernyms ("preclinical trial" is a kind of...):
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