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A scientifically designed and executed investigationof the effects of a drug (or vaccine) administered to human volunteers. The goal is to define the safety, clinical efficacy, and pharmacological effects (including toxicity, side effects, incompatibilities, or interactions) of the drug. The US government, through the FDA, requires strict testing of all new drugs and vaccines prior to their approval for use as therapeutic agents. See entries for Phase I, II, III, and IV Trials.
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| clip |
In computer graphics, to cut off a portion of a graphic at a defined boundary. Most bit-mapped graphics utilities provide a clip feature than enables you to draw a window around an object and clip everything outside of the window.
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| click |
To depress and release a mouse button quickly. (In Windows, the term "click" usually refers to the left mouse button).
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| click |
An ingressive sound that is produced as follows: the airstream is closed in two points of the mouth, one of which is always the velum, and the other is closer to the front of the mouth. By forcing the velar closure backwards, a lower pressure is is produced in the cavity thus formed between the two closures. Once reached a certain point, the first (front) closure is released, letting air in with a popping sound. ...
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| climax community |
Last stage of succession- relatively stable, long lasting, complex and interrelated community plants, animals, fungi and bacteria. Stable, long-lasting, complex and interrelated community of plants, animals, and fungi.
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