Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
[syn: clinical trial, clinical test]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
clinical trial
n 1: 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 [syn:
clinical trial, clinical test]