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clinical
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preclinical
(
comparative
more
preclinical
,
superlative
most
preclinical
)
(
medicine
)
Describing 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
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English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱley- (incline)
English terms prefixed with pre-
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