preclinical

American  

[pree-klin-i-kuhl] / priˈklɪn ɪ kəl /

adjective

Medicine/Medical.

1. of or relating to the period prior to the appearance of the symptoms.

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preclinical British  

/ priːˈklɪnɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or occurring during the early phases of a disease before accurate diagnosis is possible

2. of, relating to, or designating an early period of scientific study by a medical student before practical experience with patients

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Other Word Forms

• preclinically adverb

Etymology

Origin of preclinical

First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + clinical

Example Sentences

SereNeuro Therapeutics, a preclinical biotechnology company focused on non-opioid pain treatments, reported new findings on December 12 that describe a different way to manage chronic pain while helping protect joint tissue.

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They developed surgical procedures to place the thin implant safely in a preclinical model and confirmed that the device produced high-quality, stable recordings.

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A new preclinical study from investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine reports that hypertension disrupts blood vessels, neurons and white matter in the brain long before blood pressure rises to detectable levels.

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This combination successfully triggered necroptosis in malignant B cells and produced a powerful immune response that completely eliminated leukemia in a preclinical model.

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To explore how the preclinical findings might apply to patients, the team conducted a small pilot study with women receiving paclitaxel for gynecologic cancers.

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