PRECLINICAL

preclinical, presymptomatic

(adjective) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

preclinical (comparative more preclinical, superlative most preclinical)

(medicine) Describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear

Describing a test or trial of a new pharmaceutical on animals (or in vitro) rather than on humans

Source: Wiktionary



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FUTON

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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