phase I
— Noun
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～ a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained
phase-out
— Noun
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～ the act or instance of a planned discontinuation
phallic phase
— Noun
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～ (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure
phase
— Noun
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～ (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"
phase III
— Noun
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～ a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA
phase modulation
— Noun
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～ modulation of the phase of the carrier wave
phase change
— Noun
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～ a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
phase
— Noun
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～ any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
phase IV
— Noun
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～ sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials
phase angle
— Noun
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～ a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
phase
— Noun
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～ (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
phase
— Noun
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～ a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
phase II
— Noun
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～ 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
phase
— Verb
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～ adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"
Phaseolus coccineus
— Noun
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～ tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain