El ensayo clínico
Example: El ensayo clínico evaluó la eficacia del nuevo medicamento.
Definition
"El ensayo clínico" refers to a medical research study conducted to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and effects of new treatments or interventions on human participants. It is a critical process in advancing medical knowledge and developing new therapies, as seen in the phrase: El ensayo clínico evaluó la eficacia del nuevo medicamento.
Etymology
"El ensayo clínico" comes from Spanish, where "ensayo" means 'trial' or 'test,' derived from the Latin word 'exagium,' meaning 'a weighing or testing.' "Clínico" relates to clinical, coming from the Greek 'klinein,' meaning 'to lean,' originally referring to a bed or place where patients lie down. Together, "el ensayo clínico" literally means a clinical test or trial, highlighting its role in medical experimentation.
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"El ensayo clínico" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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