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preclinical
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As an adjective, preclinical means describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear.
Meanings of preclinical
3 meaningsadjective
medicineDescribing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear
Describing a test or trial of a new pharmaceutical on animals (or in vitro) rather than on humans
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
Similar: presymptomatic
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adjective: of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accu…
presymptomatic
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