preclinical

adjective

pre·clin·i·cal | \ (ˌ)prē-ˈkli-ni-kəl

Definition of preclinical

1 : of, relating to, or concerned with the period preceding clinical manifestations

2 : of, relating to, or being the period in medical or dental education preceding the clinical study of medicine or dentistry

3 : occurring prior to clinical testing a preclinical animal study of a new therapy

Examples of preclinical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Armed with cultures and information from Fenical and Jensen, the scientists at Nereus put salinosporamide A through its preclinical paces. — Stephanie Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Sep. 2021 Olson’s research has led to the founding of Delix Therapeutics, which is advancing TBG through preclinical and clinical development. — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 23 June 2021 Today, drug development in the United States involves a preclinical stage with no human subjects, followed by three phases with progressively more volunteer subjects. — Brian Gordon, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2020 Ocean Biomedical, a preclinical biotech company founded by Brown University’s Dean of Medicine Dr. Jack Elias and his colleague Dr. Jake Kurtis, is getting ready to go public. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2021 This raises the possibility of eventually creating diagnostics to catch preclinical melanoma in humans. — Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 24 June 2021 The new preclinical drug candidate was found efficacious and safe in mice studies, the company said in a press release. — Aayushi Pratap, Forbes, 22 June 2021 This uncertainty hasn’t stopped many drug companies from embarking on at least preclinical research, says Porges. — Fortune, 16 Apr. 2021 More than $10 million in donations will help establish the new NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine, where researchers will continue their work on psychedelics with a focus on psychiatry, medicine, and preclinical research. — Amanda Siebert, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021

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preclinical

adjective

pre·clin·i·cal | \ (ˈ)prē-ˈklin-i-kəl

Medical Definition of preclinical

1a : of, relating to, concerned with, or being the period preceding clinical manifestations the preclinical stage of diabetes mellitus

b : occurring prior to a clinical trial preclinical animal testing to assess a drug's safety

2 : of, relating to, or being the period in medical or dental education preceding the clinical study of medicine or dentistry the preclinical years specifically : of or relating to the early period of prescribed medical or dental study devoted to the basic sciences (as anatomy, physiology, and pathology) preclinical studies

3 : of, relating to, or being a science basic to medicine research in the preclinical sciences