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phase II

phase II

2 4.7
A clinical trial stage testing a new treatment in many people to see if it works and check side effects
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : fase II
  • Phase II will cover preliminary engineering and environmental impact assessments for the selected portion.
  • phase II study
  • phase II results
  • phase II evaluation

Examples

  • Phase II results indicate that the implementation of the adapted BRIDGE model met dosage and content standards.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Let's just hope and pray that Phase II brings positive results.

    Blog text (6)

  • Some challenges of the Phase II evaluation are familiar.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Faustman tells us some of the key steps involved in Phase II of her research, including:

    Blog text (6)

  • All Phase II procedures were approved by the university and school district institutional review boards.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The total need for Phase II of her research is $25.2 million.

    Blog text (6)

  • Phase II targets the remainder of the country and should be available later next year.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The following is an overview of the Phase II Retail Food Program enhancements.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Phase II involved analysis of mixed-method implementation data from a pilot experimental trial of the adapted program.

    Academic text (2011)

  • By August, the hospital had enrolled all of the eight patients it needed to complete the Phase II study.

Synonyms

phase II clinical trial
vsphase II
  • Specialized
4.2

A medical test with more people to see if a treatment works and check for side effects

is the shorter label for the same trial stage

How Advanced

phase IV
  • Specialized
6.0
phase III
  • Specialized
2 3.7
phase II
  • Specialized
2 4.7
phase I
  • Specialized
2 4.3
preclinical test
  • Specialized
5.6

Surface Forms

phase II singular
phase II trials plural

Morphology

phase + II

The meaning 'second stage' is directly and compositionally derived from 'phase' (a stage) plus 'II' (the number two), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will infer it refers to the second stage of a process, including clinical trials. While specifics of clinical-trial procedures are domain-specific, the lexical combination itself is transparent and cross-linguistically regular.

Etymology

The noun phase II comes from thinking of clinical trials as steps, and phase means 'stage' while II means 'two' or 'second'. In this second stage the new treatment is given to a larger group to see if it works and to watch for side effects, so it means 'a trial stage to check effectiveness'.