| 释义 |
pre·clinical
\“+\ adjective
Etymology: pre- + clinical
1. : of or relating to the period preceding clinical manifestations
< the preclinical stage of a disease of slow onset >
2. : of or relating to the period preceding the clinical study of medicine
< the preclinical years >
specifically : of or relating to the first two years of the prescribed medical course devoted to the study of basic science (as anatomy, physiology, pathology)
< preclinical studies >
3. : of, relating to, or being a science basic to medicine
< research in the preclinical sciences > |