transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)prē-ˈkli-ni-kəl ]
adjective
Date: 1926
1. : of, relating to, or concerned with the period preceding clinical manifestations
2. : of, relating to, or being the period in medical or dental education preceding the clinical study of medicine or dentistry
3. : occurring prior to clinical testing
a preclinical animal study of a new therapy