pre·clin·i·cal
adj 1 a : of, relating to, concerned with, or being the period preceding clinical manifestations <the stage of diabetes mellitus> b : occurring prior to clinical testing <the study of a new therapy for gastric cancer> 2 : of, relating to, or being the period in medical or dental education preceding the clinical study of medicine or dentistry <the years> : specif : of or relating to the early period of prescribed medical or dental study devoted to the basic sciences (as anatomy, physiology, and pathology) < studies> 3 : of, relating to, or being a science basic to medicine <research in the sciences> .
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