Associations to the word «Preclinical»

Wiktionary

PRECLINICAL, adjective. (medicine) Describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear
PRECLINICAL, adjective. Describing a test or trial of a new pharmaceutical on animals (or in vitro) rather than on humans

Dictionary definition

PRECLINICAL, adjective. Of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared.

Wise words

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