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preclinical
[ pree-klin-i-kuhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to the period prior to the appearance of the symptoms.
preclinical
/ priːˈklɪnɪkəl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or occurring during the early phases of a disease before accurate diagnosis is possible
- of, relating to, or designating an early period of scientific study by a medical student before practical experience with patients
Derived Forms
- preˈclinically, adverb
Other Words From
- pre·clini·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of preclinical1
Example Sentences
About 47 million Americans have some evidence of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease, which means their brains show signs of adverse changes, but symptoms have not yet developed.
Following these results and the latest encouraging new preclinical data, we will now work to further optimize our candidate to achieve this goal.
Gilead has begun preclinical studies to compare both drugs, according to company spokesperson Chris Ridley.
Together, the cell and animal studies “are the preclinical data that would normally be required for a drug trial to actually start,” she says.
Four in Phase I trials, 19 in preclinical testsResearchers make a DNA copy of the virus’s RNA instructions for making a particular protein.
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