clinical trial
clinical test | 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 |
phase I clinical trial
phase I | 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 |
phase II clinical trial
phase II | a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I, intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat, possible side effects are monitored |
phase III clinical trial
phase III | 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 |
phase IV clinical trial
phase IV | sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects, during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials |
alcohol thermometer
alcohol-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature |
| Beckman thermometer | a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature |
| candy thermometer | a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking |
| Centigrade thermometer | a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade |
clinical thermometer
mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer | a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body, graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature |
| dry-bulb thermometer | an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb, used to measure the air temperature |
| Fahrenheit thermometer | a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit |
gas thermometer
air thermometer | thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume |
| maximum and minimum thermometer | thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time |
| meat thermometer | a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source), used to measure how well done the meat is |
mercury thermometer
mercury-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit, mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube |
| oven thermometer | a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven |
| Reaumur thermometer | an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur |
resistance thermometer
platinum thermometer | thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire |
| reversing thermometer | a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters |
| selfegistering thermometer | a thermometer that records the temperature automatically |
thermoelectric thermometer
thermel
electric thermometer | a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature |
| thermometer | measuring instrument for measuring temperature |
| wet-bulb thermometer | a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin, used in a psychrometer to measure humidity |
| neurology clinical neurology | (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders |
| clinical psychology | the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior |
clinical anatomy
applied anatomy | the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment |
psychotherapist
clinical psychologist | a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders |
depressive disorder
clinical depression
depression | a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention |
| clinical | scientifically detached, unemotional, he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony |
| clinical | relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients, clinical observation, clinical case study |