Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun phase_ii

1 sense of phase ii

Sense 1
phase II clinical trial, phase II -- (a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored)
       => clinical trial, clinical test -- (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)