PHASE III

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA

Synonyms:

phase III; phase III clinical trial

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("phase III" 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)

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