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noun
A test of a medication or other medical treatment (such as a medical device), usually a comparison against a placebo, other medications or devices, or the standard medical treatment for a patient's condition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: clinical test
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: test, trial, run
Narrower terms: phase I clinical trial, phase I, phase II clinical trial, phase II, phase III clinical trial, phase III, phase IV clinical trial, phase IV
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