preclinical

preclinical
adjective
  1. (Medicine)relating to or denoting a stage preceding a clinical stage, in particular
    (医)临床前的,尤指
    ■relating to or denoting the first, chiefly theoretical, stage of a medical education
    (医学教育的理论学习阶段)临床实习前的
    preclinical students.
    临床实习前的医科学生。
    ■relating to or denoting the stage in a disease prior to the appearance of symptoms that make a diagnosis possible
    (病情)临证前期的,临床前的
    ■relating to or denoting the stage of drug testing that precedes the clinical stage
    (药物)临床使用前的
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