PHASE I CLINICAL TRIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phase I clinical trial mean? 

• PHASE I CLINICAL TRIAL (noun)
  The noun PHASE I CLINICAL TRIAL has 1 sense:

1. a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained

  Familiarity information: PHASE I CLINICAL TRIAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHASE I CLINICAL TRIAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

phase I; phase I clinical trial

Hypernyms ("phase I clinical trial" is a kind of...):

clinical test; clinical trial (a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use)