Term: 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
Candidate hypernym: test: the act of testing something → 1
Candidate hypernym: hysteron proteron: reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born') → 0
Candidate hypernym: pintle: a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge → 0
Candidate hypernym: bulimarexia: a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting → 0
Candidate hypernym: native: indigenous plants and animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: cerebrum: anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans → 0
Candidate hypernym: hypolipoproteinemia: any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood → 0
Candidate hypernym: desktop computer: a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace → 0
Candidate hypernym: stop order: an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level → 0
Candidate hypernym: foreshank: a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg → 0
Candidate hypernym: race riot: a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community → 0