preclinical

adj.
Of or relating to the period of a disease before the appearance of symptoms.

(prē-klĭn'ĭ-kəl)
adj.

1. Of or relating to the period of a disease before the appearance of symptoms.
2. Of or being a period in medical education before the student is involved with patients and clinical work.

Before a disease becomes clinically recognizable.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared
  Synonym: presymptomatic
  Pertains to noun: medical diagnosis (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - præklinisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
preklinisch

Français (French)
adj. - préclinique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorklinisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προ-κλινικός

Italiano (Italian)
preclinico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pré-clínico

Русский (Russian)
доклинический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - preclínico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förklinisk-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
潜伏期的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 潛伏期的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 증상이 나타나기 전의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 病状発現前の
n. - 前臨床コース

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خاص بالفترة السابقه لظهور الأعراض الكافيه لتشخيص المرض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של השלב הראשון התיאורטי בהשכלה רפואית, בשלב שעדיין לא ניתן בו לזהות את תסמיניה (מחלה), קדם-קליני‬

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