| Growth (n.) The process of growing |
| Growth (n.) That which has grown or is growing |
| Phase (n.) That which is exhibited to the eye |
| Phase (n.) Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view |
| Phase (n.) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk |
| Phase (n.) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration |
| phase space (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance, "a multidimensional phase space" |
| 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 |
| preclinical trial / preclinical test / preclinical phase a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects, conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial |
| phase-out the act or instance of a planned discontinuation |
| phase (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun), "the full phase of the moon" |
| somatotropin / somatotrophin / somatotropic hormone / somatotrophic hormone / STH / human growth hormone / growth hormone a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland, promotes growth in humans |
| phase modulation / PM modulation of the phase of the carrier wave |