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Definition of clinical trial

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

Similar Words: clinical test

Hyponyms: phase I clinical trial, phase I, phase II clinical trial, phase II, phase III clinical trial, phase III, phase IV clinical trials, phase IV

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