Preclinical
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Preclinical is an adjective meaning (medicine) Describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear.
Meaning
(medicine) Describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear.
More Meanings
- Describing a test or trial of a new pharmaceutical on animals (or in vitro) rather than on humans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reaction, presymptomatic, prediagnostic, prepatent, prediagnosis, preacute.
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