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PRECLINICAL PHASE
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I. (noun)
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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
Synonyms:
preclinical phase; preclinical test; preclinical trial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("preclinical phase" is a kind of...):
run; test; trial (the act of testing something)