preclinical
of or relating to the period prior to the appearance of the symptoms.
Origin of preclinical
1Other words from preclinical
- pre·clin·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use preclinical in a sentence
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.
GSK and Sanofi shares fall as the pharma giants delay COVID-19 vaccine until late 2021 | David Meyer | December 11, 2020 | FortuneGilead has begun preclinical studies to compare both drugs, according to company spokesperson Chris Ridley.
How two coronavirus drugs for cats might help humans fight COVID-19 | Erin Garcia de Jesus | August 11, 2020 | Science NewsTogether, the cell and animal studies “are the preclinical data that would normally be required for a drug trial to actually start,” she says.
Remdesivir may work even better against COVID-19 than we thought | Tina Hesman Saey | July 13, 2020 | Science NewsFour in Phase I trials, 19 in preclinical testsResearchers make a DNA copy of the virus’s RNA instructions for making a particular protein.
A COVID-19 vaccine may come soon. Will the blistering pace backfire? | Tina Hesman Saey | July 10, 2020 | Science News
British Dictionary definitions for preclinical
/ (priːˈklɪnɪkəl) /
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 of preclinical
- preclinically, adverb
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