preclinical trial

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Noun preclinical trial has 1 sense

preclinical trial, preclinical test, preclinical phase - a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial
--₁ is a kind of test, trial, run