Definition of preclinical Preclinical

/pɹiklɪˈnɪkʌl/ - [preeklinikul] - pre•clin•i•cal

We found 3 definitions of preclinical from 2 different sources.

What does preclinical mean?

Adjective
preclinical - of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared
		presymptomatic

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preclinical (Adjective)
Describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear.
preclinical (Adjective)
Describing a test or trial of a new pharmaceutical on animals or in vitro rather than on humans.