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Noun

1. 1
   A test of a medication or other medical treatment (such as a medical device), usually a comparison against a placebo, other medications or devices, or the standard medical treatment for a patient's condition.
2. 2
   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 wordnet

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clinical studyclinical testclinical trial managementexperimentshuman trialinterventional trial

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in vitro studylaboratory experimentationobservational studypreclinical development