preclinical
/priːˈklɪnɪkəl/adjective
1- Medicine relating to or denoting a stage preceding a clinical stage, in particular【医】临床前的, 尤指：
1.1
- relating to or denoting the first, chiefly theoretical, stage of a medical education（医学教育的理论学习阶段）临床实习前的：
preclinical students.
临床实习前的医科学生。
1.2
- relating to or denoting the stage in a disease prior to the appearance of symptoms that make a diagnosis possible（病情）临症前期的, 临床前的。
1.3
- relating to or denoting the stage of drug testing that precedes the clinical stage（药物）临床使用前的。