Search Result for "preclinical phase":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial;
[syn: preclinical trial, preclinical test, preclinical phase]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

preclinical phase
    n 1: a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical
         device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence
         justifying a clinical trial [syn: preclinical trial,
         preclinical test, preclinical phase]