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PHASE I CLINICAL TRIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained
Synonyms:
phase I; phase I clinical trial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("phase I clinical trial" is a kind of...):
clinical test; clinical trial (a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use)